Sales 989-991 - Caspary Sale 3 - Confederate States Postmasters' Provisionals by H.R. Harmer

THE

COLLECTION SALE

3 THE POSTMASTERS' PROVISIONALS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

March 5, 6, 7, 1956

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presents

THE

COLLECTION OF

The Postmasters' Provisionals of the

ConÂ£ederate States of America concluding

w ith hand starnped

"Pa id" ma rk ing s and Soldiers' Le tt er s

Sold by Order of the Executor of His Estate

Unreserved Sale by Auction on

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

MARCH 5, 6, 7

1956 AT 2 P.M.

m the TRIANON

ROOM of the AMBASSADOR HOTEL

(Park

Avenue and 51st Street)

8f. fR. UarnierJ !f nc. !fnlernati:ona / 8tam p Xuclionee

6 West -48t/2 8tr eel

newYork n. lj. 36,

B ern arcl D . H ann er, Fr eel T. B uck, L icensecl Auctioneers Ph cne : PL az<i 7-4460 -

SALES

Cables : Harm ersale, N ew York No . 989, 990, 991 -

CONDITIONS

OF SALE

Bidding 1.- All bids are per lot as numbered in the catalogue . The right is reserved to wit hdraw any lot prior to sale, to divide a lot, or to group two or more lot s. 11.- Th e highest bidder shall pr evail. Should an y dispute ari se between bidders the decision of the au ctioneer as to the successf ul biader and the reoffering or re sa le of th e lo t under di sput e shall re st en tir ely on the judg ement of the auctioneer . Titl e sha ll remain in the Exec ut or of th e Will of A lfr ed H. Caspary until payment is r ece ived and deli very m ade to th e buyer. Th e auctioneer sh all regulate the biddin g and r ese r ves the right to refu se any bid believed by him n ot to be made in good fa ith .

Payment

For Purchases

111.-Floor Bidders. Th e nam e and addres s of th e buyer of each lot shall be give n t o the aucti onee r imm ediatel y fo llow ing th e sa le of such lot . Payme nt of t h e who le pu rchase pr ice, or such part thereof sh all be made by t he floor buyer in such m anner as th e aucti on eer ma y d et ermin e. IV.-Mail Bidders. Su ccess ful mail-bidd ers w ill be n otified of lot s allocated to them and mu st re mit befo re th e lots are se nt . D elive ry t o su ccessfu l mail bidders w ill be at th e addresses indicated on the ir b id shee t s. Per so ns known to us , or who furni sh sa t isfactory r eferences, may, at ou r optio n, have th eir stam ps fo rwarded t o them for imm ediate pay m ent. A mi nimum char ge cif 25c will be made for mai ling and in sur ance. Authenticity V.-Eac h lot is sold as genu ine b ut w hen in th e op111 1on of any comp etent authority accep tabl e t o H . R. H ar mer, In c., th e lot is decl are d otherwise, th e pur cha se p ri ce \\Âˇill be r efunded in full , provided that such claim is received by H. R. Harmer, Inc., within a period of twenty-one days from the date of the auction. V I.-Any lot, description of wh ich is incorrect , is re turn ab le only within three day s of r ece ipt. All disputed lot s must be ret urn ed in tact, as rece ived. Lot s conta ining five or mor e stamps are not ret urnabl e at an y time. No lots may be r et urn ed by pur chase r s who have had an oppq_rtunity to exam in e them before the sa le. St amps described as hav ing defects are not ret urnabl e on accoun t of th eir condi ti on. St amps can not be r eturn ed on acco u nt of cente ri ng wh en such stamp s ar e illustr at ed .

New York City Sales Tax V ll. -T h e New York Cit y Sa les Tax (3%) is payab le by buyers liab le to tax who accept delivery in the City. Out-of - to w n mail buyers do not pay the T ax. VIII. -The

plac ing of a bid sha ll const itute accep ta nce of the fo r egoing cond itions of sale.

GE NE RAL

1. Conditi ons of Sa le. 2.

Bidding by Mai l.

3. Floo r buyers.

Delivery of lot s .

FORMATIO

Sec opposite. Clients unable to attend the auction pers onally a r e invited to fill in the ir offers on th e enclosed Bid Form . B ids will be executed by th e a uctionee r without ch a rge. Client s unkn own to us a rc r eque sted to forward a depos it or references wit h their bid s. Attention is particu la rly drawn to Cond iti on of Sale III. Fu ll payment or a sub tantial dep os it will be r eq uired , immediately foll01Ying the purchase of any lot , from a person unkn own to u s. L o ts may be cleared during or im mediately following the a uction from H . R. Harmer perso nn el in th e lobby lea ding to the Trianon R oo m. In th e case of ma il- bidder s, lots will be sent by Reg iste r ed mail, in sured, failing contrary ins tru ction s.

5. Ex hibition of Lot s.

Oppos it e first page of descriptions.

G. Out-of-town v iewing.

Lot s will be se nt for po ta ! viewing to client s known to u s in th e United State s. Early appl icat ion e en ti a l due to ex hibition in o th er citi e fr o m Feb ru a ry 11th .

7. Va luation s.

Av a ilable during exhib iti on. Valuations of lot s of part icu lar interest se nt on r ece ipt of stamped addressed card or enve lope .

Lis ts of Price s Realized.

.\ vailable 10 days afte r auct ion 75c post paid or $10 the ser ies o i six tee n anct ions . New York Cit y Sales Tax extra.

9. Cata log ue numbers

Cata logue nn mbcrs a nd prices from Scott U.S . Specia lized Cata log ue, 1956. Also Âˇ'Th e P osta l Se r vice of the Co nf ede rate States o ( America" by Augu st Di etz (1929), D ietz Confede rat e States Cata log ue a nd Hanel-B oo k (1945).

and sy mbols.

Sy mbol s :

U nu sed ; 0 Used; 83 B loc k o( four ; ill] Bloc k larger t ha n four; !'!. On piece; I~

On cover.

"Last Minute Bids" Bids ca n be telep honed to a prirnt e line at th e Trianon i ro 111 1 _p. 111. on eac h sa le day.

R oo m -

PL 3-9985 -

F OR EW ORD by Mr. Augu st D ie tz. Sr. It \\' Ould see m as thou g h at on e tim e or ano th e r, a ll th e r a r e P os tma st er s' Pr ovisio n a ls o f t h e Con fed e racY, o n th e ir far - flun g wande rin gs, h a d dec ide d to me e t and h o ld th e ir las t asse mbl y in th e sa nc tu ary p repa r ed fo r th e m by A lfr ed H. Caspa r y, th er e to find roo f a nd r es t and r ecog niti o n . and th er e t o awa it the fina l rites th a t would send th e m o ut int o th e \\'Orld as mi ss ion ar ies of th e s t a m ps of T h e Lost Ca use. \ ,Vith the pa ss in g o f th e ir ch a mpi o n, t hi s tr eas ur e-c h es t is un loc k e d fo r th e fir st tim e a nd it s dazz lin g co nt en t s sp re a d o ut in th e p ubli c m ar k et p lace. Such a n occasi o n a s thi s ca n occ ur but o n ce in phil a t e lic hi st o ry. There w ill n eve r he a n o th e r Caspa r y: but in fu t ur e yea r s, aft e r t hi s g r eat wealth o f mat e ri al is di sp er se d t o th e fo ur wind s. m any a co llec t o r h e r e an d abroad will poi nt with prid e t o o m e ge m a mon g hi s treasure s a nd ca ll but a na m e: "Caspa ry ."

U p t o thi s t ime Phil a t e ly spoke with bat e d br ea th of F e rr a ri , th e g r ea t a cc umulat or o f th e w o rld 's s ta mp ic rariti es . who se very nam e co ul d cas t it s spe ll ove r th e elec t in st a m pdo m. But eve n that r ec lu se's fa m e dims :.is \\·e t urn t h e pag es o f t hi s cata log and view th e spl en did ar r ay of a ll-inclus iv e sup erb mat erial ga th er ed through t he y e a r b y thi s kenn e r-s tud e n t ... T o ,n it e a F or e\\·o rd for thi s cata log of the Confederate P os tma t er s' Provi sional s is the m os t diffi cult ta sk eve r a ss ig ned t o thi s writer I T o o n e w ho ha given hi s be t yea r s to th e stud y of Co n fede r ates, th e topic o f Provi sio n a ls ha s e ve r b ee n onf! t o intri g u e. for ev er y piece o f thi s mat erial spe lls a pag e in th e So uth ', st or y of th e trag ic peri od o f the W a r Between the St a tes, a nd Caspary mu s t hav e h ad a pa rti cul a r fondn ess fo r th ese m e m e ntos . fo 1· h e a lon e succee d ed in ga th e rin g pract ica lly a co mpl e t e show in g of a ll known listin gs and var ieti es . Thu s, fo r ra rity a nd col lecto r-int e r es t, it eas ily o ut cla 3es a ll o th e r co llec ti o ns of Co nf eder a te Pr o ,·isio na ls. O f many o f it ge m s t h er e is but o ne kn ow n copy !

Earlier N otabl e Collec tion s Tt is lik e rumm ag in g in M e m o ry's mus t y tr eas ur e c hes t to r ec all t he ea rli er co llec t o r s o f Con fede r a t e P os tma ste r ' Provi sio na l . fo r durin g t h e past sixty - odd yea r it ha s b ee n th e \\'rit er· s p rivil ege t o kn o w p r so n a lly nea rl y a ll of th e g r ea t leaders in t h is fie ld- fr om Hir a m E. D ea t s. th e pi o n ee r student a nd t h e in sp ir at ion t o t h ose w h o fo llo wed: R ob e rt S idn ey N e lso n , wh o mad e th e fir st "g r ea t find " , adO\rn th e lin e of Philat e lv's paladin s : Edward S. Knapp, G r a id Cur tis. S t a nl ey A shbr oo k , Jud ge R obert E mer so ;1, H or ace DaY is, H aro ld B roo k s, t evc B r own, H cnr y Ne edham. J osep h Steinm etz, Senato r Ack enn a n, R. D u k e H ay, S. E. Ri ch ey. Alb ert St e ves . George W alco tt, and Cha rl ey Ph illip s. Drinkw a te r an d Wate rh o u se in E ng land, a nd F e rr a ri p lu s hi s sec r e ta 1·y Pie rr e Mah e, in Pari s, \\·e r e fr equ e nt co rr es po nd e n ts and se nt ove r ma t e ri a l fo r authen ti cat io n. A visit fro m Cas pa1·y , t oo , is r eca lled a t the tim e o f \\T itin g my " P os ta l Se rvi ce" . od es t 11111 1-ea r s ag o. H e . pent t h e fo re noo n in m y 111 se um o f th e g rap hi c a rt s, "talking ~t a mp s' ' ;rnd d ee ply int e r es t ed in a d e m o n strati o n o f lith og r aph y , e ng rav ing and t yp og ra phy as practiced d11ring th e \\'a r yc;ffs in thi s Cap ita l City o f t h e Co n fede r acy . H e im pn c'.,sccl t h e \\' ri ter as a 111 odest m an :.in d a . tud e nt o f th e subj ec t s und er di sc u ss io n . 1t w as th e only t im e \\·e m e t.

So me notes on some notables Ath ens, Ga. A m ag nifi ce nt ar r ay o f thi s st a 111p in it s tw o t ype (unseve re d pair s a nd a st1·ip o f fo ur ) in bo th pu rp le a nd th excee ding ly sc ar ce red in b o th typ es is o ff er ed in lo t s 3 to 24. Autau g aville, Ala . Two cop ies of thi s r a re env e lope w ill pr obab ly ha ve close co mp e tit io n. Baton Rouge, La. Fou r cop ies o f the e xtrem e ly sca r ce 2c, in cluding th e er r or " ::-.{ cCcr mi ck" , are ge m t o in vit e a r eal contest. W hil e th er e is a su fficient numb e r o f th e Sc (24 lots , in cludin g eve r y va ri e t y) to sa ti s fy ma ny co nt es tant s, th e tw o fine Jo t s of the rnr e !Oc wi ll sur ely t ax so m eo ne 's budg e t - b e \\·ell wo rth t h e in vest m e nt. Beaumont, Goliad, Gon zales, He le na, Independence, Por t Lavaca, a nd Vic toria , a ll in Texa s. Th is St ate Gr oup i go ing t o m a k e o m e T exan s ro und - up an d mark e t a good size h erd of ca ttl e and prob ab ly throw in t h e r anc h. t oo . But it' s go in g to b e "wuth it" t o " rope" th e fin es t a n d r a r es t L o n e tar Stat e co llec ti o n e ver co rr a led. Oth er s may "gaze 0 11 'e m and weep."

a rti stic typeset Sc has come to be and publi sher Coleman' Dan ville, Va. Postmaster Provi siona ls and promises an animated quite a favorite sta mp a m ong th e Confederate been a env elope has alway while the "Shoe-Dea l r' s Advertisement-Cut" contest, favorite. Emor y , Va. Th e uniqu e adhesive hands tamped on shee t m ar g in s of th e U.S. 1857 1 cent stamps ranks hig h among th e improvi ed ub st itut es. Greenville, Ala. Anothe1· of the r a riti es am ong the Provisional , w ith a fasc in a tin g cleYer cou nt erfe it s th at did not sting Cas pa1·y I Their story goe th at hi story and ... Mr. B. F. P os t er, who was jud ge in the town they were prepared by th e postmaster, durin g the ,,·ar. Porter was also a n a mate ur printer and is sa id t o have personally set the type a nd done the printing. Grove Hill, Ala . Thi s is p r obab ly th e g r ea t est r a rit y of th e Confede r ate Postmasters' Provisionals. The medium was a so m ew h at crud e ly executed woodcut, w hich \Yas eith er there is print ed on a handpre s or hands tamp ed. Like most P ost m asters' Provisionals, 110 r eco rd ed data abo ut it. Jetersville, Va. Thi s is anoth r interesting ob j ec t that will ar r es t you r a tt enti on. Knox ville, Tenn . The Knoxv illes are well known but the Sc brick red vertical pai r · deserves specia l at tent ion, a nd w ill get it . Le noir, N. C. The ca tal og description goes int o fu ll detail conce rnin g thi favorite, and it is p1·edicted that ther e will be ch al leng ing competition for these cove r s. group ! Th r ee Living ston, Ala. The m os t artistic Provision a l in the Confederate remarkable cove r s franked with sing le , an d a fourth with a hor izonta l pair, sa id to be the most out standing and valuable Confederate it em in ex istence. Livi ngston and 1Iobile sha re th e dist inct ion of being the o nly "p ict or ial s" iss ued up to that time. Probably both were engraved and litho g r aphed by Rob ert so n o f Mob ile. The Livingston has r epeated ly been the object of fier ce co m pet iti on in ea rl ier a ucti ons. The chances are that it will re main a coveted prize. Marion , Va. Three cove r s with P ost m aste r Fran ci ' famous "C h eck" of the Sc and one with th e 10c wi ll ca use n o littl e exc itement when "p ut on the block", especia lly the Francis always mad e th e und i puted claim to having is ued the latter. Postmaster He ca lled them "C hec k s" and th is des ignat ion appea r s fir st Post111asters' Provisional. in th e printing. The figu r es of va lue ('' S" or "10") were handsta m ped individu a lly as needed. Mobile, Ala . The tw o va lues of t hi s Provisiona l - 2c and Sc - h ave always been the black 2c denom ination, which is r anked among g r ea t favor it e - in particular, "th e Bette1· Th ings." Th e ten it em s of thi s denom inat ion offe r ed shou ld bring forth ac ti, ·e bidding . Th e re is a larg e show ing in sin o-les and pairs of the Sc blue. Mt . Leba non , La. Th is is probably t he m os t uniqu e stamp in th e catalog . The method of it s mak ing is so inge n ious th a t t o desc ri be it would ta ke 111ore space than can be spa r ed. Nash ville, Tenn. Outstanding as a rarity among th e g r eat number of th e Sc Nashvilles, are the two !Uc g r ee n s, which w ill be among th e be tt er things in thi s sa le. New Orleans, La. P r omin ent a mong a great array of th e Provi siona ls of all types iss ued in thi s cit y a r c the two ite111s of the Sc r eel (o ne on b lue paper). New Smyrna, Fla. Thi s tmrn is r ep r e e nt ed by but one stamp - but a great ra rit y th e J0c 0 11 5c black w ith its reversed va lue "0 1" . a r eal cu ri osi ty . are among the cho ice ob j ec t s of this sa le. P itt sy lvania C. H., Va. These Pittsylvanias P leasa nt Shade, Va. Gems I Th ese covers, we predict. will be a ll but fought over. even as in earl ier yea r s. The postmaster at P leasant Shade, Va . must have been favo ra bly impr essed with th e stamp prepared for t h e pos tm aste r of P et er sbu rg, V a. for h for thwith co mmi ss ioned A. F. Crut chfie ld & Co .. publishers of th e Dail y Express in to print a similar Provisional for his off ice. Cru t chf ield. \\'ho had the fo rm s Petersburg, st a ndin g of the P et ersburg, merely lift ed ou t th e t ypeset in sc1·ipt ions (town name a nd vV. E. B ass. P. M.) and sub stitut ed "P leasa nt Shade, Vi1·ginia" a nd "R. E. Davi s, P. M. ". The or ig in a l se ttin g of the P eter bu rg cons isted of :. gro up of ten unit s, five horizonta l a nd two deep , of which practically every ,ta mp sho\\'S one or more inverted border sect ions. The iclen ti ca l evid enc e of t he pr int er 's ca r eles ness a re to be found o n both the P e ter sb ur g and th e Pleasant Shade, proving that both ste m from th e same typesetting. were printed in r ed, the Pl easa n t Shades in blue. The latte r i an exThe Petersburgs tremely sca r ce stamp. Salem, Va . Th e copy used from Libe r ty , Va. is unique and shou ld attract active bidding. Unionville , S. C. Here is another m os t des ir abl e object and a bit of a cu ri o. Un ionto wn, Ala . A go rg eo us lo t of these old favo rit es awa it s the closing bid, in this, th e greatest auction of P ost ma ste rs' Provi iona l ever staged in philatel ic hi st ory!

Rare Covers Illustrated

Color Opposite

Baton Rouge, La. 2c -rcc n " M cCc rmi ck " err or ; uniqu e co ,·cr .......... ....

Lot

!Oc blue, uniqu e co ,·er ........................................................................................ Lo t

Beaumont, Texas . U nique la rge t ype l Oc b lack

ye llo" ·

Lo t

Bridgeville, Ala . U niqu e pa ir a n d co ver ......................................... .

L ot

Goliad, Texas. F ir st type Sc

co ver-f ro nt ...............................................

Lot 128

P a tr io t ic co ,·er ....................................................................

Lot 130

0 11

Livingston , Ala. Fa mous uni que pair on cover ................................................ Lot 186

Danville, Va. Jc r eel o n co Ycr .................................................................... ...... ..

Lot 102

Macon , Ga. 2c bla ck on g r ay g r ee n " ·ith PA CO ca ne.

Lo t 214

F ir st ty pe !Oc

0 11

dro p le tt er ..

Goliad, Texas. lOc "Goilad " et-ro r

Grove Hill, Ala . Sc blac k

Knox ville, Tenn . Uniqu e 10c g r ee n co ver ..... ............................ .....................

Lo t 167

Macon , Ga. Sc bla ck

Lo t 2 13

Unionville , S.C.

Pleasant Shade, Va. U n ique pa ir

co ver ......................................................

Lo t 427

Uniontown , Ala. 10c r eel on g ra y blue, beaut iful co py on co ver ........

L ot 480

Mt. Lebanon, La. Th e uniqu e co py a nd cove r .............................................. L ot 287

0 11

co ver ...................................................

la id pap er , t he fa mous co Yc r ...................

ye llo w, unique t ct c- bcc hc pai r on co ver ........

Lo t 135 Lo t 143

U niqu e pa ir on Pat r ioti c env elope ................................ Lot 48 1

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EXHIBITION

OF LOTS -

HOTEL McALLISTER

MIAMI

IO a . m . to 5 p . m.

Saturda y, Februar y 11

ATLANTA Frida y, Febru a r y

DINKLER PLAZA HOTEL

10 a . m . to 5 p . m .

MAYFLOWER

WASHINGTON

10 a . m . to 5 p . m .

Monda y, F ebruar y 20 ..... .. .

AT 6 WEST 48th STREET, NEW YORK M o n . through

Fri. , February

S a turday , M a rch

27 to March

9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m . 9:30 a.m . to 5 p .m.

D ay o f Sal e, M a rch 5, 6, 7 . . . .. . . . . ... . .. . . .

9:30

a .m . to

noon

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Adhesive stamps and envelopes of the

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Confederate Postmasters' Provisionals

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X We call special attention to the quotation of the Confederate Postmaster s' Provisionals Specialized

from the preface section of Scott ' s

Catalogue:

much

X 1111

" Because of the poor quality were often hand - made, the erate States items is poorer sion s of the United States condition and items in very command

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higher

paper , and because en velope s a verage condition of Confedthan for corresponding emi s. Prices given are for fin e fine to exceptional condition

prices."

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FIRST DAY OF SALE

MONDAY, MARCH AT TWO

IN THE

5th, 1956

O'CLOC K

R OOM

TRIANO of th e

AMBASSADOR -

HOTEL

Par k Ave nu e a nd 51s t Str ee t , New

SALE

Yo rk Cit y -

No . 989

ALBANY,

GA .

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Sc g reenish blue on white envelope, g r een ish blu e pmk .-\I. BAJ\Y, Jun e I S, 186 1, both clear markin gs, co ver fray ed at t op, fin e (3XU I )

50.00

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Sc greenish blue on amber envelope, clear g r eeni sh blue pmk ALBANY, ...... (3:XU2) D ec. 29, 1861 ; fin e .. ...... . ..... ..... ......... .. ........... .......

~0.00

ATHENS , GA.

Sc dull purple, type II, part o. g., lar ge margins , ve ry fin e; very rare in unused condition ...............................-............................................... ( 5Xl)

250.00

Sc dull purp â&#x20AC;¢le, type I, de ep color, enormous even mar g ins, ve ry lig ht grid cane., superb. A marvelous copy ..................... ......................... ( 5Xl)

100.00

Sc dull purple, type 11, exce ptionally deep color, lar ge margins, ve ry light grid cane. and extremely fine .................................................. (5Xl)

100.00

See illustrat ion

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FIRST

ATHENS,

SESSION

60 7

Sc dull purple , type cane. by "PAID",

GA .

I I, margin s all s ides, mo st ly ve ry lar ge, lig htl y which is scarce, ve r y fin e ........................... ( SXI) 100.00+ See illustrnl ion

Sc dull purple , t y pe 11, nice co lor , lar g e m_~rg in s, g ri d ca ne., fa in t corner cr ea se at top left, still extr em ely lin e ............ . .. (5Xl ) ee illus/ rr1tio11

Sc dull purple , hori z. pair , types I and II , la rge mar gi ns at ri ght , enormous on other sides, very fine; pair unpri ced . ........... (SX l ) 200.00+ S ee illus / rati on Sc dull purple , type I, lar ge mar g ins, ve ry lig ht g rid ca ne. , a beautiful copy, on s mall , neat cove r , pmkd AT H E S, Ua., Dec. I ( 181\\\, address ed to Marion, Ala . ................................................................... (SXl) S ee ilh1stration oppos it e

10 l;zJ

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100.00

Sc dull purple , type I, hu ge even mar g in s, showin g portion s of adjoining stamps at left and rig ht, an out st andin g co py des pite a tear in bottom mar g in outsid e of desig n. Lig htl y can e. by g rid on a ve r y small and imma culat e envel ope to Savannah, Ga . .................... (SXl) S ee illust ration opp osit e Sc dull purple, typ e I, small to moderat e mar gi ns all round, tied by g rid to very small, white en ve lop e to Sava nnah , Ga., pmkd AT HENS, Ga., Nov. 29. Pretty cover .............- ................................................. (SX !) ee illustration oppo sit e

225.00

1.2 I

Sc dull purple , type I, lar ge mar g ins and ext r emel y fin e, tied by g rid as well as th e ATHENS, Ga. town pmk dat ed Nov. 28 to small, neat white envelope to Clarksville, Ga. Choice cove r .............. (SXl) 225.00+ From th e "Em erson " Collection S ee illustrat i on oppo sit e

131~

Sc dull purple, type I I, lar ge margins, ve r y fine , ti ed by grid to small, neat blue envelope; pmkd ATHENS, Dec. 12, addressed to Augusta, Ga. Another choice and desirabl e cove r ...................................... (5X l ) S ee illustration oppo it e

14 l::8J

Sc dull purple, type II, exceptionally de ep co lor , close top and bottom but fram e lin e inta ct, cane. by g rid on small, nea t mournin g envelope, pmkd ATHENS, Dec . 1, addressed to Waneville, Ga. Very prett y cover .................................................................... ........................... (5 X t) S ee m ustmt ion opp osil e

225.00

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F'I RST SESSION

ATHENS,

OA.

15 IZJ

5c dull purple, type 11, large margins, deep color, almost very fine, tied by PAID to small, neat amber en velope (slightly restored at right). Pmkd ATHENS , Oct. Z8, addressed to Marion , Ala. Rare cover ·································-····························•··•········································ .. (5Xll) 2Z5.00+ S ee illustra t ion oppo site

16 liZI

5c dull purple, type 11, margins all sides, huge on three, with clear PATD cane. on small, neat amber envelope, pmkd ATHENS , Oct. J, addressed to Marion, Ala. Scarce and very attractive cover from the same correspondence as previous ............................................ ( SX I) zzs.oo + From t ile "Eni erson" Collection S ee ill1,stration opposi te

li IZ!

Sc dull purple, type 11, margins all sides, slightly creased before being affixed, tied by the ATHENS town pmk to small, white envelope, addressed to the Vice President of the Confederacy, A. H. Stephens , Crawfordville, Ga. Town pmk unlisted by Scott and very rare (SXl) 2?5.00+ See ill1,s·tration opposit e

Sc dull purple, HORIZONTAL STRIP OF FOUR, compr . Types ll + l + ll + I. Very Large margins , very fine but small marginal tears. Lightly cane. by grids and tied to legal s ize envelope (restored at top left), pmkd "ATHENS, Ga., PAID, Oct. 25", addressed to the Vice President of the Con federacy, A. H. Stephens, Richm:ond, Va. The only known strip, unpriced and one of the outstanding items in the collection, from which the catalogue listing was made ···········•··········-·················•·•···················································(5Xl) S ee illustration oppos it e

19 0

5c dull purple, VERT. TE1'E-BECHE PAIR, compr. both large margins all sides, lightly pen cane., tiny tear in tween the stamps, very fine but for corner creases . only some 6 or '1 tetHeche pa irs are belie ved to exist S ee illustrat ion

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P A IR , compr . both t y pe s. V er y 5c dull purpl e, VE RT . TE T&BECHE lar ge mar g in s, minut e paper break in mar g in bet wee n the stamp s and neg lig ibl e tin y tear in outsid e mar g in far from des ig n, ve r y fine. Can e. by g rid s on small, neat buff en ve lop e, pmkd A THE N S, Jan. 6 ( 1862), addr es sed to "Hon. A. H . St eph ens Vice P resid ent , Confed erat e Stat es , Richmond, Va. " Onl y som e 6 or 7 tete-be che pair s ar e believe d t o ex ist . Unpriced and excess ive ly rar e on co ve r (5X l a ) From t he "Fer ro,ri" Collection S ee illustrat ion opposite

.21 6.

5c r ed, t y pe 11, lar ge mar g in s and exce ptionall y fin e. Can e. by g rid on part cove r bea rin g blu e embossed pi ctorial corn er ca rd of U ni ve r sit y of Geor g ia and A TH EN S, Mar ch 27 pmk. Ve r y pr ett y it em and on e of th e fin es t copi es known of thi s gr eat r arit y of whi ch, irr es pec ti ve of t y pe, not mor e than s ome 10 to 12 copi es ar e believe d to ex ist (5X2) 800.00+ S ec illustrat-ion opposite 5c red , t y pe I, fanta s ti c mar g ins thr ee sid es and mar g in a t fo urth ex ce pt Just tou ched s mall plac e at bottom ri g ht but fram e lin e still visible. Can e. by g rid on small , n eat bu ff en ve lop e ( par t ly torn a nd pat ched up in side) , pmkd ATHE NS, Mar ch 28 ( 1862), addr esse d t o Atl;in t8c, Ga . Onl y som e 10 to 12 copi es of th e 5c r ed ar e believe d to . ... ..... (5X2) 1,600.00 ex ist , w hich ar e mo stl y t y pe II ................. ... .... .. F i'om, the "Cnl. r.reen" Collection Âˇ See illi1strotion oppo ite

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5c r ed, t y pe 11, lar ge mar g in s and ve r y fin e. T ied by g rid to s ma ll, neat a mb er en velop e to Sharon , Ga. Co ve r bear s attr ac ti ve blu e e mbo sse d corn er card of U ni ve rsit y of Geor g ia and indi stin ct to w n pmk of which th e important month "A PR " is leg ibl e. On e of th e fin es t known c opi es and cove rs of thi s g reat rarit y of whi ch alto ge th er not mor e t han s om e IO t o .12 copi es ar e belie ve d t o ex ist ........................ ( 5X2) 1,600.00 See illustration

2-t I

5c r ed, t y pe II. Dee per s had e, lar ge mar g in s, ve ry fin e bu t for slig ht rou g hne ss in out s ide mar g in at top rig ht. Can e. by g rid and ju s t ti ed to small , neat whit e en ve lop e (s lig htl y r es tor ed in top ri g ht corner ) . Pmkd A THENS , Mar ch 31, addr esse d to Macon , Ga. Anoth er ve ry des irabl e copy and cove r of thi s g r eat ra rit y ( 5X2) 1,600.00 S ee illustration opposit e

ATLANTA,

GA.

25 IZJ

Sc black on white envelope, clear im pr ess ion on very sm all , n eat envelope , b ea r ing at t ract ive red corner card of "MERCER UNIVERSITY, Pen ,fiel'd, Ga.", pmk ATLA~TA, Jul y 9, 1861, add r essed t o Decat ur , Ga. Ve ry pr et t y cove r ..................... . (GXC2 ) Se e illu stration opposit e

26 IZ]

10c black on amber envelope with a General Issue 1861-62 IOc Hoyer and Ludwig tied on it (ve r y fine appea r ance bu t fa ult . lift ed and a tt ac hed to cove r by hin ge), add r essed to the Vice President of the Co n federacy , Alex H . Stephe ns, Ri ch m o nd, \" a. R a r e ''S t a m p o n Pro visio nal " cO\·er ······•············-······-···················· ... ( G. T.2 o \·e r 6X C 12) S ee ilh istration opposi t e

AUGUSTA,

GA.

Sc black on white envelope, clear impression at left of a very small, neat envelope to Flat Rock, N. C. Cover bears a General Issue 186162 four-margined 10c Paterson, tied by the AUGUST A town pmk. Unpriced and very rare; only a very few exist .... (G . I. 2 on 7X Ul) See illus trati on opposit e

AUSTIN,

281~

TEXAS.

10c black on orange, adhesive stamp, sa m e ha ndst amp a s th e env elope (E l ), un ca nce lled o n sm a ll. n ea t whi t e enve lope t o San A nt on io, Texa ,s, pm k d AUST I N, Tex. , A ug. 23, 1862. Un list ed Sco tt ; list d by Dietz in di H. co lor. Very ra r e ............................................................... . S ee ill11stration oppos ite

291::8:1 10c black on orange envelope, clear imp r essio n o n sm all, nea t cO\·er (i nk smu dge t op rig ht co rn er ) t o Sa n Ant o ni o, T exas, pmkd AUSTIN , T ex ., Dec . 2, 1862 ....................................................................... (9XU1) See ill11stra.tion oppo S'it e

AUTAUGAVILLE,

75.00

ALA.

30 IZl

Sc black on gray green envelope, fine impression, on small, neat cover (slightly shortened at right). Pmkd AUTAUGAVILLE, Ala., Nov . 28, addressed to Marion, Ala. Extremely rare; only a very few ex ist .................... ............................................. .................................. (I0XU1) 800.00 See il111strat£011 opposit e

31 1Zl

Sc black, circular type with Star in center, on white envelope. Clear impression, small, neat cover, pmkd AUTAUGA VILLE, Ala., Oct. 8, addressed to Lowndesboro, Ala. A very fine example of this rarity ·······················- ··············-············ ··-· ···············•·······•············ ......... (I0X U4) S ee illw1tr ati on oppoll'ite

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2c g reen, o. g ., mar g ins all round, except slightly touched at left, shows portion of adjoining stamp at top . Tiny age stain and minute thinnings but probably as fine as any of th e very few existing unused copies of this rare stamp ..................................................... ... (llXI) 2,500.00 See illustrat ion

331ZJ

Zc green, fresh, good color, margins a.II round and very fine. Tied by BATON ROUGB, La ., Sept. 27, 1861 to small, neat locally used amber envelope, paying drop letter rate. The Zc Baton Rou ge is one of the great Confederate rarities of which only some IO to 12 copies are known . Of the few of these on cover, this is undoubtedly the finest in existence (llXl) 1,750.00 See illustration

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ROUGE,

LA .

MARCH

5th,

1956

Zc g r ee n, differ ent type from precedin g . Fresh copy of good co lor, clear mar g ins three sides , barely touched at bottom, otherwise ve ry fin e. icely tied by clear "PA ID" to small, neat buff envelope, payin g local Zc drop letter rate. One of th e finest of the few known cove rs of this g reat rarity ( UXI) 1,750.00 S ee illus tration

mar g ins all sides (close "McCcrmick", 2c g ree n, ERROR small pla ce ri g ht bottom but design intact) , very fine . Tied R.OUGE, Nov. JO, 1861 to neat oblong cover by BATO (fo lded in ce nter ) . Addressed to New Orleans , La., evidently payin g the 2c rate for circular s. Onl y one other copy of the error is belie ved to exist. This is the only one known on piece and cov er, unlisted by Scott as such. An outstanding items known one of the most notable Confederate + z,soo.oo (llXIa)

F IRST

S ES SIO N

B A TON

RO U GE , L A .

Sc g r ee n & carmin e.

M alt ese Cros s Bord er .

36 36 0

Sc g r een & cannin e, fr es h, go od col or s, very lig ht ly ca 11e., minu t ely thinn ed a t bo tt om , fin e ·······-················ ............................................ ( 1IX2 )

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37 0

100.00

Sc g ree n & ca rmin e, upp er rig ht c orn er copy, neg lig ib le fa in t co rn er cr ease extr em ely fin e; lig ht g ua r a ntee m ark s in shee t mar g in on face .'.....................................................·-··· ····.............................................. ( 11X2 )

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38 38 6.

Sc gree n & car min e, dee p co lor s, mar g ins all sides , ex t r em ely fine, ti ed to pi ece by B AT O N ROUGE , Jan . 2, 1861. Ch oice p iece .... ( 11X2 ) 100.00+

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39 0

Sc g ree n & ca rmin e, ve rt . pair, se ver ed befo r e use P o L 3 a nd 8 in sh ee t. pp er st a m p shee t m a rg in int o a t bo tt om a nd t op lef t, o th er full m a rg in , A ve r y rar e pa ir a nd ve ry valu a bl e fo r platin g

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(j oined by hin ge), a t t op, s lig htl y cut ma ll co rn er c1·ea se. ...............- ... ( 11X2) 200.00+

BATON

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ROUGE,

LA .

MARCH

5th,

1956

Sc green & cann .ine, horiz. strip of 3, Pos. 2, 3 and 4 in sheet. Margins all sides, tied on piece by BATON ROUGE, Dec. 14, 1861. Crease in piece touches the left hand stamp at bottom. A magnificent strip of great rarity ·······-····•··············································••.... (llXZ) See illustration

Sc gre en & carmine, HORIZ-0 TAL STRIP OF FIVE, compr. comp!. upper row of sheet (Pos. 1 to 5) plus a sing le, arranged in form of a strip of six on piece, lightly cane. and tied by BATON ROUGE (left hand stamp also light magenta Ms.). Margins all round except slightly touched part of top and at right bottom. A marvelous and impressive item; probably unique .......................................................... (llXZ) See illustration

Sc green & carmine, margins all sides , superb. Tied by BATO R_OUGE, Nov. 11, 1861 to very small, neat white envelope to Vernon, Miss. A lovely cover from the " Emerson " Collection (llXZ) See illustration

175.00

FIRST

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S ESSION

BATON

ROUGE

, LA .

Sc green & carmine, ve ry fine with mar g ins all side s, part co rn er margins left and top . Tied by BATON RO UGE, Sept . 26, 1861 to small and tid y whit e e nve lop e to New Orleans. Choice co ver .... (11X2) S ec il/11s lra tio 11 opposite

175.00

5c green & carmine , mar g ins all sides, p,art sheet mar g in at bottom . BATON ROUGE, Dec . 19, 1861 to small , neat Tied by indistinct .... ...... .. .. (llXZ) fold ed le tter to New Orlean s ..... ... ........... S re i1111strrrlio11 opp o.Âˇil e

175.00

Sc g reen & carmine, nic e colors, small mar g in s all round . Tied by BATON RO UGE, Oct. 1861 to small, n eat white e n ve lop e bearin g ( llX Z) blu e r eturn card , addressed to Mt. Leba non , La. .... S ec illustral io11 ()1,po8ile

175.00

4u lZJ

Sc g r ee n & carmine, mar g in s all sides, part sh ee t mar g in at bottom . in sid e) Dec. ZZ, 1861 to GainsTied to folded letter ( reinforced ( UXZ ) 175.00 ...... ... .. .. ..... ......... ...... .............. .. ville , Ala. .. 08ilc , 'râ&#x20AC;˘c ill usl rn/i ()n {)z>ZJ

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Sc g r ee n & carmin e, upper left co rner co py, clear mar g in s other sides, ov. ZZ, 1861 to small, neat dee p color , ti ed by BATON RO UGE, buff envelope to Ne w Orlean s. A wond e rful co py and c o ver from (llXZ) ................................. the famous Carrol Hoy correspondence S ee illu s lrat wn opposi/ e

48 IZJ

Sc g reen & carmine, upper ri g ht corner copy with full c orner mar g in s and margins oth er sides. Tied b y BATON RO UGE, Oct. 10, 1861 to small, neat amber e nvelope to New Orleans. A ma g nificent stamp . (llXZ) and co ve r ........ ................ .................... ........................ ... ..... .. . . S ee illu st ration oppo8it e

49 IZJ

Sc green & carmine, anoth er upp er right co rn e r copy with pa rt s he e t margins top and right and mar g in s other side s. Tied by BATON to RO UGiE, De c. 18, 1861 to small , attracti ve amber envelope .. ( 11XZ) 175.00-fLa . ............ ..................... ........ . ... ...... Donaldsonville, S ee ill ustrati on opp o8ile

50 IZJ

Sc g r ee n & carmine, mar g in s all sid es, ve r y fine. Tied by clear NEW La. , Jan. JI, 1862 to small , neat buff e n ve lop e ( pat ched ORLEANS, up in upper ri g ht co rner ) to Berwick Cit y , La . It is believed that an a g reem e nt ex isted b etwe e n the Baton Rou ge and New Orleans Po st Offi ces by whi ch the stamp s of either city would be a cce pted , if used on ri ve r boat s (See Dietz cat. pp . 103 and 119) . This is apparentl y th e only Baton Rou ge cove r thu s u se d which sur vived. An outstandin g co ve r of g r eat postal historical _ (11 X Z) intere st and value . ....... . ..................

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FIRST

SESSION

BATON

ROUGE , LA,

51 1125:1 Sc g reen

&. carmine , E RROR "McC crmick"; an ex tremel y fine copy, fresh, nice color and with margins all sides. Tied by BATON ROUGE, Dec. 26, 1861 to a very small and tiny white envelope to Berwick City, La. A beautiful stamp and cov er. Excessi ve ly rare, error listed on cover but not priced. Priced $500o.ff cover (11X2a) soo.oo +

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52 l!Xl

Sc g reen &. carmine , ERROR "McCcrmick", ve ry fine with s mall to medium margins all round. Tied by BATON ROUGE , Aug. 29, 1861 to small, neat brown envelope (slightly torn at top in op enin g) to Ocean Springs, Miss. Another very fine example of this g reat rarity, unpriced on cov er ···-··•••·····- ········- ··························•······--·····..... .... (11X2a) 500.oo +

See ill1istration

ROUGE , LA .

BATON

Sc green Criss

MARCH

5th , 1956

&. carmine.

Cross

Border.

Sc green &. carmine, o,. g ., fr esh, excellent color and with margins practically all round, small backed up fault in upper right corner. -----·· ._-· (11X3) ---------Unlisted unused and of great rarity thus ______ See illu.stration

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Sc green &. carmine, margins all sides except small pla ce at bottom left. Tiny hole at right bottom outside of design and unnoticeable light scrape at top. Tied by BATON ROUGE, De c. 8, 1861 to small, neat amber envelope to Vernon, Miss. Far rarer than the Maltese Cross border ······-·········-··-······--············-·-·····-·····-·······-···-·-·······-·-··-.·······----(11 X 3) S ee illu.stratio-n Sc green &. carmine , margins all round, de ep color, somewhat gum stained. Tied 'by BATON ROUGE, Dec. 1861 to small, neat buff envelope (creased) to Ne w Orleans. A fine example of this rarity (11X3) S ee m ustr ati011-

600.00

FIRST

SESSION

BATON

ROUGE , LA.

Sc green & carmin e, mar g ins three sides, clos e in two small pla ces . Tied by BA TON RO UGE envelope to Vernon, Miss. Another fin e exa from the same co rrespondence as lot # 54 . S Pe i/11,straUon opziosil e

36 IZJ

at bottom , touchin g to small , nea t amber mple of this rarity, ....... ... .. .. ( 11X3)

600.00

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Sc green & carmine, mar g ins three sides, s lig htl y tou ched at rig ht . Tied by BATO ROUGE to small , neat, nea rl y co mpl. buff envelope (tear at rig ht) to Berwick City, La . Attractive and ve ry rare cover .... ...... . .. ( 11X3 ) 600.00 F,-o,n 1h P " Seybo lc/" Collectio11 See i1111s/rrr/ion opposUe

38 IZJ

Sc green & carmine, cut into at top, otherwise very lar ge mar g ins and with sheet mar g in at left. Very lightly cane . and tied by BA TON ROUGE, Dec. (?) 2, 1861 to small, neat amber envelope to New Orleans. Another very rare cover . ......... .... .... ... . (11X3) 600.00+ S ee illustration opz, os i1e

59 L

Sc green & carmine, ERROR "McCcrmick" , fresh and of goo d color, slightly touched at top and tiny place left bottom . Tied on small piece (Nov. '61). Unpriced Scott and excess ive ly rar e; Dietz S500 (11X3a) 'ec il/11s/1'11/i o11

61 liZJ

I0c blue, very attractive copy with clear BATON ROUGE cane., dated Oct. 3, 1861. Thinnings at top with small tear at right. The only fulli margined co py known of this g reat Confederate rarity, of which but 3 copies are believe d to exist incl. the one on cover in the following lot (11X4) 2,250.00 F mm 17ie "F errari " ancl "H incl" Coll ection. < ll li1strat eil in tlie D i et z boolr, See ilh1slration

10c blue, good color, fresh, mar gi ns nearly all round , fine despite small filled in nick at bottom left. Tied by BATON ROUGiE , De c. 7, 1861 to legal size buff envelope to Lake Charles, La ., bearing "Ge neral Land Office , Baton Rou ge, La." return card label. Only 3 copies are believed to exist of this great rarity, incl. the copy in the previous lot . Unlisted by Scott on cover and believed to be the only example known on cover. One of the outstanding items of this wonderful collection .......................... ..... .. ................ ............... (IIX 4) , ce -illuslrntio11

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BEAUMONT,

TEXAS

TEXAS.

62 IZI

10c black on yellow (type with period after "BEAUMONT"). Large margins all sides, uncancelled on small, neat turned amber envelope to Liberty, Texas. Probably the finest copy known of this great rarity, of which only some 4 or 5 copies are believed to exist ·······--····•··•·-···········•· ......................... (12Xl) 2,000.00 See illiistrat ion

631,ZJ

l0c black on yellow, diff. type from preceding (no punctuation after "BEAUMONT"), fine. Tied to small, neat white turned envelope (slightly restored at right) to San Augustine, Texas by circular BEAUMONT with ms. "June 11" date and bearing "PAID" marking. Excessively rare, only some 4 or 5 others are believed to exist. This is the only "Beaumont" cover known with the stamp cane. by the town pmk (12Xl) 2,000.00+ See illustration

6+ 0

BEAUMONT , TEXAS

MARCH 5th, 1956

IOc black on dark pink, large margins, lightly pen cane., sl.ight comer crease at bottom left, very fine and one of the best copies in existence ·································-··· ·································································· (12X2) 1,000.00

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65 1.zl

10c black on dark pink, large margins, very fine, uncancelled on small amber turned envelope to Galveston, Texas. Portion of envelope bearing stamp tom out of cover and replaced; cover also has other patched up defects but is neat and attractive. The stamp is probably the finest in existence ...................................................................... (12X2) 1,200.00

See illustrat ion

66 66 l.zl

lOc black on tight pink, enormous margins three sides , showing portion of adjoining stamp at top, irregular margins at left, close smaJl place but well clear of design. Corner creases outside design at top right and negli g ible tiny stain. Pen cane. and just tied to small, neat buff envelope to Houston, Texas , bearing ms. "June 18". An outstanding cover of great rarity ·······················-· ·····••························· (12X2) 1,200.00 From, the "H ind" Collection Su ill11Stration

FIRST

SESSION

BEAUMONT

, TEXAS

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67 IZJ

10c black on ye llow , THE LARGE TYPE. Wide to hu ge marg ins all sides, on small , neat amber en ve lop e, pmkd BEAUMONT , TEX., addr esse d to Libert y, Texas. The only known copy, from which th e catalogu e listin g was mad e. Excellent condition, es peciall y for such a fabulous rarity. One of the most outstandin g items of th e collect ion ..... ................ (lZX J ) 5,000.00 S ee illustrat ion rind color plat e

BRIDGEVILLE

, ALA .

BRIDGEVILLE,

MARCH

5th , 1956

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black & red, hori z. pair, ve ry fine but for vertic al crease in rig ht hand sta mp . Pen cane. on small , neat folded lett er, pmkd B'RIDGJEVILLE , Ala ., Jul y Jl (1862), addressed to Co lumbia , S. C. Famous unique cover and one of the outsta ndin g Conf ederate items known. Listed by Scott but not priced as a pair. Cat. price $4000 as two s ing les off cover (IJXI) From t he "Ferra,r·i" Collection S ee illiistrat ion and color plate

FIRST

SESSION

CHARLESTON,

CHAR.LESTON,

69 E

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S. C .

S. C.

le brown , 10c blue g reen, prob a bly Essays,

form er des ign similar to Sc, latter design with pal m tree, both on wmkd wov e pap er, ve ry fin e but each has small thinning ....................................................... ............. . S ee illustrat ion opposite

5c blue, o. g., very

fine ............................................................................. (16:X1) See illitstration opposite

100.00

mall fau lt s, fine appearance .................................... ( 16X I ) S ee illuNtration opposit e

100.00

5c blue , unused, very fine but for minor age stain s ........................ ( 16X l )

100.00

5c blue, o. g.,

See illustration opposite 5c blue, hori z. pair, o. g., fr es h, thinnings, very fine appearance, unpriced as pair and ve ry rare .............................................................. (16XJ) 200.00+ See illustrat ion opposite

74 t:,

5c blue, ma rgin s all sides, excep t ju t touched at left bottom, otherwise very fine, tied on sma ll piece ................................................ ( 16Xl ) 50.00+ From th e "Walcott " Collection See illustration opposite

75i]Z]

5c blue, very fine, tied by clear CHAR.LESTON , Sept. 18, 1861 to small, very neat buff env elope to Athens, Tenn. A lovel y cove r (16Xl) From th e "Knapp " and "B rown" Collections See illitstration opposite

76~

85.00

5c blu e, e normou s ma rg in s, showing outer fram e lin es all around and portions of frame lin es of four adjoinin g sta mp s, tied b y clear CHAR.LESl'ON, Sept. 19, 1861 to small , neat , n ea rl y compl. amber envelope to Eagle Mills, N. C . .......................................................... (16Xl) 85.oo+

S ee illitstration opposit e

77 IZJ

5c blue, lar ge mar g in s, showin g out er frame lines all round, s up erb , tied by clear CHAR.LESTON, Sept. 26, 1861 to small, n ea t buff enve lope to Greenville , S. C., bearin g local m erc hant 's co lo r less embossed comer card ..........••··············•······-··-······································•···· (16Xl) 85.00+

See illitstration opposite 78 !:;gJ

79 l1Zl

801:zJ

5c blue, deep co lor , close at bottom, tied by CHA RLESTO N, Oct. 17, 1861 to simall, neat buff enve lope to Manch es t er , S. C. ........ ( 16Xl) S ee illustration opposite

8j.0Q

5c blue , very fine, tied by CHARLESTON, Nov. 7, 1861, to small, neat blue env elope to Grah a ms Turn Out, S. C. ............................ ('16Xl ) See illustration opposite

85.00

5c blue, showin g outer .frame lines all sides and portions of frame lines of four adjoining stamps. Tied by CHAR.LES TO , Feb. 8, 1862 to small, neat hom emade brown envelope to Spartanburg, S. C. (16Xl) 85.00+ See illustrat ion opposite

Fl RST

SESSIO

CHARLESTON

, S. C .

Sc blue, ve ry fine, tied to small, neat amb er envelope to Kings tree , S. C. by clear TUDOR HALL, Nov. 9, 1861 and bearing "DUE 10". Very intere st ing usa ge although not re cog nized. Another cover exists but with th e stamp tied by th e "DUE 10" and the TUDOR HALL pmk on the cover ................................................................. (16Xl) From t he " Seybold " Collection S ee illiistration opposite Sc blue, horiz. pair, right stamp faint bend , very fine, tied by CHARLESTON, No-v. 5, 1861 to small, neat white envelope to Evansport , Va. Pair unpriced; cho ·ce and rare cove r ............ (16Xl) See illu stration opposite En ve lo-pes Sc blue on white envelope, pmkd CH A RLESTO :\', Sep t. 28. 1861. ad-

dr esse d to Mt . H olly, S. C., ve ry fine .............. S ee illustrat-ion opposit e

( 16XU 2)

60.00

, Sept. 2, 1861. acl....... ( 16XU 2)

60.00

Sc blue on amber envelope, cliff. shad e o [ env elope . p mk cl CHARLE ST ON, Aug. 18. add r essed to Ca md en, S. C., a t r ifle ragg ed in left corn er s, o th erwi se very fine ............ _...... .... ................. '...'.. ( 16X 2) S ee illiistration opposite

60.00

Sc blue on buff envelope , clea r CH ARLESTO'J. Oct. 27, 186 1 pmk. add r essed to A iken. except ionally fine a nd neat cover .... (16XU4) S ee illiistrcit-ion opposi-/e

60.00

Sc blue on amber envelope, pmkd CHARLESTON dr es secl to Gr ee nv ille, S. C., very fine ........... S ee ill1istration opposUe

8:i /Zl

86 1._

87 IZl

88 1~

89 IZl

Sc blue on dark buff envelope, clea r CHARLESTON,

aclclr essecl to A bb ev ille C.H., S. C., ex tr eme ly cove t· ................................................................................ S ee illitstration opposite

Oct . 8. 1861 pmk. f in e and p r ett y ( 16X U4)

clea r CHARLES'f'ON. Oc t. 8, 1861 pm k. ad dr ess ed to nmt er , S. C., and bea ri ng pe ncil m s. "D ue S" m arking. Ve r y fine a nd choic e cove r .......................... ............... ( 16XlJ 5) Se e illiistration ovposit e

60.00

Sc blue on blue envelope,

60.00

Reprints: Sc blue on white, Sc blue on oran ge, two ver y fine en velopes ( 16XUI, .3 R epr. ) COLUMBIA , S. C. Envelopes

901~

Sc blue o-n white envelope, pmkd in blue OOLUMB IA, S. C. "S cts", Sept. 12, addres sed to Bivingsv ille, S. C., ex tr emely fine (18XU J)

40.00

Sc blue on brown (manila) envelope, defec tiv e cove r-fron t o nly , wo uld m ake ve ry fin e cut squa r e; full envelope pric ed $40 ( 18XU2) Sc blue on buff en ve lope, pmk d COLUMB I A, Oct. 25 and "PA ID " both in blu e, addres ,sed to Conco r d, . C., ext r emely fine ( 18XU5) S ee illiistrntion opposite

40.00

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93 l!ZI

C OLUMBIA

, S. C .

Sc blue on buff enve lop e, pmkd COLUMB I A, Nov. 27 a nd "PA ID " bot ,h in blue, add r esse d to Cha rles ton , S. C., very fine ........ (18XUS)

40.00

Blue Oval Po st Offi ce Sea l.

94 1::8:l Sc blue on w hite enve lop e, sea l on fr ont , tin y whit e enve lop e, pmkd

95 l!Z]

96 :::8:l

97 !Z) 1

in blue COL UMB IA, "5 cts" , Sep•t. 1, addresse d to H enders onville, N . C. A very fin e and prett y cover ............................................... ( 18XU8) See illiistration

60.00

Sc blue on buff enve lope, sea l on back, pmkd in blu e COLUMB I A , Au g . S, addr e ,se d to Bivin gs ,ville, S. C., fin e ............................ (18XU 10)

60.00

Sc blue on amber enve lope , sea l on back, pmkd in bl ue COLUM BI A, Ju ly 9, addr esse d to Gaine vi lle, Fla .. bea rin g loca l m er cha n t's ovaC co lorl ess emb os,sed return card; s.Jig ht ly torn , fine ............ ( 18XU 13)

60.00

Sc blue on amb er enve lop e, sea l on back, addr es sed to a n off icer of the S. C. Voluntee r s, b ear ing on fr on t and ba ck clear pu r pl e ATLA NT A, Ga., Ju ly 18, 1861 pmk , evid ent ly applied in tra n sit; int eres tin g, n ea,t and de sirable cove r t hou g h so m ewhat shor t ened at left .................................................................................................... (18XU13)

60.00

10c blue on w hit e enve lope , se al on back, pmkd COLUMB IA, J uly 16, addre sse d to Fa irfax C.H., Va . Cov er a t rifle s hor ten ed at left a nd a ddr ess so mewhat smudged but a ll markin gs exc ep t iona lly clea r ; scarce ....................•········-···························•··········•·····················-·········· ( 18XU 16)

75.00

COLUMBUS , GA.

Sc b lue on orange enve lop e, pmkd COLUMBUS, Oct. 17, addre se d to Griffin, Ga. Exceptionally fine ........................................................ (19XU2) Su illustration

60.00

DANVILLE

, VA.

MARCH

5th , 1956

DANVILLE , VA.

101

100

100 l'!.

fine, tied to orange piece Sc red, large margins, exceptionally Oct. J. Almost certainly the finest by clear DANVILLE, existing copy of this great rarity, of which only some 10 to lZ copies are known ·········-··•·········································· (21Xl) 1,000.00+

From the "F erra,ri" Collection Illustrat ed in the Dietz boolc See illustration

101

Sc red, diff. type , cut to shape and into ornaments at left and bottom; copy of this rarity; fresh, lightly can e and a very presentable priced $500 cut to shape ...................................................................... (ZlXl)

500.00

See illustra-tion

102

Sc red, same type as previous; slightly cut into , fine. Tied by DANVILLE, Oct. 9 to nearly comp!., small buff en velope to Richmond, Va. Only some 10 to lZ copies are known of this rarity, of which very few are on covers ···················-··· (ZlXl) Z,000.00

S ee illustration and color plat e

FIRST

SESSION

DANVILLE

, VA.

E nve lop es

J03 l'.Zl

JO-II

CONFEDERACY Pictorial Design with ins cription "SOUTHERN etc.", Sc black on buff , "Southern" in curve d line. Pmkd DANVILLE, Aug . JO, addr esse d to Richmond, Va. A beautiful example of an inter esti ng Pro visional. Sup erb. Probably the fine st known ( l 2X UJ) /:Jee illu~tra tiun

Another exa mpl e of thi s Pictorial Pro visional , pmkd DA V ILLE, Sept. 6, addr essed to New Glasg ow, Va. S lig htl y torn at top in ........ ... (21 X UJ) openin g, otherwi se ve ry fine .............. .. .. See illustr ation

300.00

Another attracti ve example of this Provisional, in distin ct p mk , a d dr es se d t o D a nvill e bu t appa r entl y a sta mp r emo ved in upp er .... ···········-·· ............. .......................... (21XU 3) 300.00 ri g ht co rn er .... S ee illustration

105 /Zl

106 1:zl

and "PAID 5 Cents" ty pese t in CONFEDERACY" "SOUTHERN center of ornat e circle (Dietz T. II) and "PA ID" with ms. "5" and Postmaster 's initials "WBP" ( Dietz T. III ), on sc arc e small , neat buff envelope, pmkd DANVILLE , Aug . 25. A ve ry fin e ex ampl e of this interestin g Provisional, which is much rarer than the pic............. ................... ........................................ torial envelope S ee illustration

107 I

Framed "PAID" and "10", initialed by Postmaster Payne "WBP " in blue , clea r im p r ess io n 0 11 yer y sma ll, n eat folded lett er, p m k d DAN VI L LE, Oc t . 2 ( 186•1), a ddr ess ed t o Selm a , .\ la . u n list ed Di et z ..

EMOR Y, V A .

MARCH

5th , 1956

EMO R Y, VA. Hand stamp ed on shee t mar g in of U. S. 1857 l e stamps.

108 :

Hand stamp ed " P A ID " und er "5", Sc dull blue , very fin e, pe n can e. a s al ways and ti ed to small , nea t oran ge enve lop e, bearin g m s. " Emor y, Va ., Jun e 24, 1861", addr esse d to Wy th ev ille, Va. Onl y ve ry few .......... (24Xl ) 1,250.00 cove rs ex ist ···- ····..··················•···-···..·····-···· ............................__ ee illustration

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Hand s tamp ed " P A I D" ove r "5", 5c dull blu e, s lig htl y stain ed, ce lled on small , nea t w hit e enve lop e ( fra ye d at top ), pmk EMORY , Fe b. 8 (c han ged by pen to "11") , addr ess ed to bur g, Va . a nd bea rin g "du e 5" and ot h er ms. m arkin g s ........ See ill1tstration

un canin red Peari s( 24Xl) 11250.00

FIRST

110\Zl

SESSION

EMORY,

VA.

Handstamped "PAID" over "5", Sc blue , handstamped on mar g in which bears portion of Plate number "8", fine, cane. by four small pen crosses, on small, neat white envelope, bearin g ms. "Emory, Va. July 22, 1861", addressed to Castle-Crai g , Va. Very interestin g ex ample of this rarity ....................•··-··············································· (24Xl) 1,250.00 Th is stamp is illustrat ed in t he Dietz book See ill1ts trat ion

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111

Sc blu e on, buff envelope, typeset and imprinted at top ri g ht. Attractive c over, pmkd ''FRANKLIN, N. C." in circle with ms. dat e "Jan. Zl" , addressed to Waynes ville, . C. The only known ex ampl e of this Provisional, from which th e catalog ue listing was made. Remarkably fine for such a unique rarity. An ex ample of where the catalo g ue price is really meaningless ·································- ···················•··- ········-· ···· (25X Ul) Origi11ally di.9covered by Dietz and illustrat ed in his book From t he "F erra,ri" Collection S ee ill1tstration

850.00

FREDERICKSBURG

, VA.

FRED'ERICKSBURG, 112

MARCH

5th,

1956

VA.

Sc de ep bfue on blui sh, type 8, o. g., faint age stains, fine ............ (26X l )

35.00

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l 13

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♦

Sc blue on bluish , COMPLETE SH EET OF TWENTY (Sx4), compr . Z impr ess ions of th e 10 diff ere nt types. Mint , fourth stamp torn and a few others minor faults, as a whole very fine and very rare. Only 1 or Z other full sheets beli eve d to ex ist. Block oaf four liste d but not priced; cat . $700 as singles .......................... ...................... (Z6Xl) S ee illit,Stration

114

115

114 6.

Sc dee9 blue on bluish, typ e 10, margins practically a ll round, tied by BURG " PAID " to so mewh a t sta in ed pi ece (26X l ) 125.00+ FREDERICK See illus·tration

115 6.

Sc blue on blui s h, type 6, mar gins a ll side -, very fin e but fo r min o r age sta in s, tied on piece, probably th e co mp!. co ver-fr o nt o f a tiny white envelope ..............,......................................................................... (26X l ) 125.00+ See illustration

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FREDERICKSBURG

11(i I

MARCH

5th,

Sc blue on blui s h , type 2, part sh eet mar g in at top, almost ve r y fine. Tied by FREDER ICKSB URG, "5", Sept. 24 (1861) to small , n ea t R . T. Thom, adfolded lette r, written and sig n ed by Postmaster ..(26X I ) Va. Ve ry rare on co ver ........ dr essed to Warrenton, S ee ill11s1rat ion opposit e

1956

300.00

Iii

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Sc blu e on blui s h , t y pe 3, fine with pa rt sh eet mar g in at top (ti n y tear at left) . Tied to sm a ll, sl ig h t ly sta in ed white enve lop e to Jun ct ion , 300.00 Va. . . .......... . . ........ ..... ................................ .... .. ... ......... ... .. ......... (26Xl) F ront tl ,e " eybold " Collectio n S e illiistmt io·t oppo sit e

I 18

l:zl

Sc deep blu e on bluish , type 7, fresh, barely to u ched at ri g ht , ot h er "PA ID ", Oct. 23 wise very fine. T ied by FREDER ICK SBURG ( 1861) to small , n eat brown enve lo pe to Ha ga n , Va . .............. . (26X I ) S ee illu slrnt ion oppo sit e

300.00

Sc blue on blui sh , type 7, mar g in s practica lly a ll round, tiny co rn e r cr f·ase, tie d on sm a ll, n eat a mb er e n ve lop e with parts of addres s .......... .................... (26XI ) erase d and cha nge d b y ink ...................... SPe il/11stration opposit e

300.00

Sc blue on bluish, t y pe 10, mar g in s all sides, minut e stai n , ve ry fine but fo r small tear at b otto m ou tside of desi g n. Tied by F R EDER ICK SBURG, "PA ID ", Oct. 24 to small, n eat white e n ve lope to Flippo's, Carolin a Co., Va . ............................. •··························...·.•······ ···········- ..· (Z6X l ) Fr om th e "Em erson" Collectio11 , ee illustra ti on oppo it e

300.00

119 1'.ZI

120 1:zi

1211.~

Sc blue on blui s h , hori z. pair , types fresh a nd very fine appearance. "PA ID ", Oct. 8 to s lig htl y defecti Va. One stamp removed but pair but not pr iced ...................................... ,See illiistration

6 a nd 7, mar g in s all sid es, tears , Tied b y FREDE RICKSB U RG , ve manila en ve lop e to Millwood, on cover excess ive ly ra r e. List ed ... (Z6X l ) ........................................... oppos it e

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123

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THO

124

l0c red on blui s h , typ e I, o . g ., fa int hori z . crea se . o therwi se n :r y fi11c (26X2) , 'c illu stration

10c brown red on bluish, t yp <: l , o . g ., n : ry fin e but fo r nc u !i ·ib lc .. (26X 2) 100.00+ minut e fault s ; unpric ed in thi s shade . ........... ...... ... .... S e illiistrat ion 0

I0 c red on bluish , type 2, unu se d , m ar g in s all side s, ,·cry fin e (26X 2) See illu s-/rcrtion 125

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I 0c red on blui s h , typ e 6, unu se d, mar g in s all sid es, ti n y th innin g . ...... ......... .......... (26X 2) ...... .. ....... o th e rwi se ,·c r y fi n e S ee illu stration

100.00

FIRST

SESSION

GOL IAD , TEX AS

F irst

G OLI A D, TEXAS . " Goliad " in ita lics.

t y pe:

S ig ned by

126

Po stma st er Cla rke.

127

126

Sc black on g ra y (pa per w ith blu e and r ed was h colorin g), s ig natur e in bla ck ; s lig ht h ori z. cr ea se a nd tin y t hin ning, a s fine as thi s ex ces si ve ly rar e stam p ex ist s. Of a ll fir st type Sc st a m ps, not mor e t han som e 4 or S cop ies ar e kno w n ..... .... ............... ................. (29X 2) 1,250.00 From t lie "F errari " and "Hind " Collections I llw,trat ell in th e Dietz book See illustration

127

Sc bla ck on ro se, sig natur e in bla ck . Ma rg in s all sides, "PA I D" can e., s lig ht faul ts, still th e fin es t off-c ove r copy k n ow n of thi s g r ea t rarit y .... ..................................................... .... . ...... ..(29X 3) I ,S00.00 S ee illi1stralion

1.28IZJ

Sc black on ro se, sig na tur e in m age nta . M ar g in s a ll sid es, ve ry lar ge on thr ee, slig ht fault s a t t o,p . Ca ne. by " PA I D" on nea rl y compl et e cove r-fron t t o Austin Cit y, Texas, bea r in g se mi-cir cular GOLI AD pmk. B elieve d t o be t he onl y kn ow n cove r , from w hich th e listin g in th e cata log ue was mad e (29X3) 3,000.00 From t he "Fe rra,ri" Collection S ee illustration and color plate

129

GOLIAD,

MARCH

TEXAS

5th, 1956

10c black, signature in ma ge nta , faults and small co rn er repair, fine appearance and of great rarit y ...................................................... (29X4) 1,250.00 See illitstration

.. 130 1:zl

envelope 10c bla ck on ro se, signature in bla ck . On Patriotic (s lig htl y stained), de sig n in red and blu e, addressed to Santa Gertrudas, Kings Ran ch, Texas. The sta mp ha s g ood color , hardl y noti cea ble ve rti cal cr ea se . Onl y on e other cove r is believe d to ex ist. Li ste d on Patrioti c cov er but not pric ed; on e of th e most famou s Confederat e it em s in existence + (29X 5} 3,ooo.oo From t he "F errari" and "H incl" Collections See illustration ancl color plate

FIRST

SESSION

GOLIAD

Sec ond type:

"GO LIAD " in Roman Printed

131

132

, TEXA

type

and with

on ba ck of old bill s or other

nam e of Pos tma st er. forms.

5c bla ck on g ra y, HORIZO NTAL PAIR, LEFT STAMP ERROR "GOILAD" . Fresh, lig htl y ca n e., mar g in s all sides exce pt a few ornam ent s bar ely touched at left bottom , ver tical fold between th e stamps, ve ry fine. Famous uniqu e pair . Single error as well a s this error in pair are listed but not priced. Cat. val. as two normal sing les is alread y $3,000 (29X6,a) Fro nt t he "Ferro ,ri" Col1ectio11 Jl /11.slmle<l in t he Di etz book Sec illustrotion

l0 c bla ck on g ra y; lig htl y ca n e., fresh, lar ge mar g in s, very fin e but for two th innin gs, ve r y rare; only some 10 to 12 co pi es a r e belie ve d to ex ist .................. ... ........ ...... ................... . ... .. .... .. (29X7) 1,000.00 S ee ill1t Âˇtrali on

GOLIAD

]3.3 /Z]

, TEXAS

MARCH

5th,

1956

I0c black on gray . Beautiful fresh copy, large margins and exce ptionally fine des pite a tiny pin hole. Nicely tied by circular GOLi AD, Tex., Aug. 19 (1864) to small, neat blue folded letter, bearing ms. "O. B.", addressed to Corpus Christi, Texas. A marvelous co,ve,r o,f great rarity. By far the finest of the very few existing. From the same correspondenc e of Conscript Office at Go,liad to Capt. William H eaden, Corpus Christi as the two following lots (29X 7) 1,750.00 See illu tra l ion

IOc black on gray , different type from previous, large margins three sides, barely touched at right, faintly sta ined. Pen cane. on small, neat blu e folded lett er Goli.ad, Aug. 16, 1864 to Corpus Christi, Texas, bearin g ms . "O . B.". Another very rare cover from the same correspondence as th e previous and following lot .................. (29X7) '1,750.00 See Wustrat ion

FIRST

SESSION

135 IZI

GOLIAD

, TEXAS

I0c black on g ray, E'RROR "GO IL AD". Mar g in s all sides except few ornaments bare ly touched at left bottom and s ho wi ng portion of adjo inin g stamp at ri g ht . T ied by "PA I D" to small , neat blue folded letter (reinforced ins ide ) Go liad , Aug . 18, 1864 to Corpus Chri st i, Texas, bearin g m s. "0. 8 ." T he error is excess ive ly rar e and unpric ed. Of the two cove rs believe d to ex ist, thi s is by far the finer. Fr om tJ~~ sa m e official co rr es ponden ce as the two preceding covers ..........................................................··············· . ............ (29X7 a) S ee illustrat ion and color plate

GONZALES, TEXAS

GONZALES,

MARCH

5th, 1956

TEXAS.

·136 I

5~ black (listed as go ld) on dark blue, vertical pair, precancelled by pen and doubl e circular GONZALES and ti ed by another impression of same town pmk to ve ry small white envelope, bear in g ms. "Paid 10", addressed to Corinth, Miss. The upper stamp is defective but an outitem . Only one other pair, also on cover, is standing Confederate known. Listed by Scott but not priced ..... ·-······················· (30Xl) 2,500.00+ S e il11rnfrr,fion

I I

137 [Z]

I0c gold on g arn et, the cr imson shade, very fine. Cane. and tied by two neat pen strokes to small, clean folded letter to San Antonio, Tex. in double circle (July 14, GONZALES, Texas. Postmarked rare, only some 3 or 4 Excessively 1864) and bearin g "PAID". copies of the crimson exist; possibly unique on cover (30X2) 2,000.00

See illust r at ion

FIRST

SESSION

GONZALES,

TE XAS

138 I

10c go ld on deep ga rn et, irr eg ular mar g in s a nd cr eased, pen ca ne . on small, neat fold ed lett er to Houston, Texas . Pmkd GONZALES, Tex. in doubl e circl e (Nov. I, 1864) a nd b eari ng " PAID". On ly so m e 3 or 4 cop ies of the g arn et believed to ex ist and this is possibly unique on cover. On ba ck swo rn sta t e m e nt by addresse e T. W. Hou se regardin g authenticity of th e it em .. ... .... ..... .. . (30XZ) 2,000.00 S ec illustratio11 oppo sit e

139 I~

Sc g old on bla ck, very fin e . Un ca n ce lled on small , n eat folded lett e r ( t ear at left bottom ) to Victor ia, Texas. Cove r b ea r s double circul ar GONZALES, Tex. (Dec. Z, 1861) and m s. "Pa id 5". Ap par e ntl y th ese labels were originally used as Sc a nd again, towards th e end of the war, as I0c. Anoth e r g reat r ar it y, especia lly on cover (30X3) 2,000.00 S ee illi1stration oppo sit e

GREENV

ILL E, ALA.

140 IZJ

Sc r ed & blu e, type I. U n ca n ce lled on sm a ll, n eat a mb e r e n ve lop e, po st mark ed GREENVILLE, Ala ., O ct . 19, addressed to Pe n sac ola, F la . O nl y one ot h er cove r is be lieved to exist . .. . (33X l ) 2,000.00 S ee illitst rntion oppo sit e

141 1~

lOc blu e & r ed (inscription blu e, ornaments r ed ), t y pe I I, showin g int eres tin g variety " r " of "Greenv ille" in ve rt ed. Un ca n ce lled on ve ry small , n eat w hit e en ve lop e to Richmond , Va. Onl y one other cove r , from the sa m e c orr espo nd en ce , is b e lieve d to ex ist (33X2) 2,000.00 S ee ill1islration oppos it e

GRE ENWOOD

142 1:zl

DEPOT,

VA.

10c bla ck on g ray blu e, cut h exagona lly, very fine. Tied by circular GR EE WOOD DEPOT to ve r y sm a ll and n eat, hom e- mad e g r ee n en ve lop e to Macfarlands P. 0., Va . Only s ome 5 or 6 covers known, thi s is app â&#x20AC;˘are ntl y the only o ne wit h th e sta mp tied on b y th e town postmark ..................................................................................... . (35X l ) 900.oo+ S ee il/11 tration opposit e

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FIRST

SESSION

GROVE

HILL , ALA .

HILL,

ALA.

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143 1[8]

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Sc black on laid pap er. Beautiful fresh cop ,y, of clear impression and with margins all round except at rig ht bottom , where frame line is just touched but st ill visible. Nicely tied by clear GROVE HILL , Ala., Oct. 26 (1861) to small, neat lig ht buff envelope to Newtown Academy, Munroe Co., Ala. and bearing attorney's ve ry attractiv e oval return car d in red . One of the most famous and celebrated of all Confederate items in existence. Only one - off ered in th e following lot or possibly 2 others exist .......................................... (36Xl) 6,000.00 From the "F errari" a.nil "H ind" Collec-tions Stamp illustrat ed in the Dietz book Se,e illustration and color plat e

Lo t a lso inc l. enve lo pe with a Gene ral I ssue 10c bl ue (Scott Grove Hill an d !>ea ri ng sa m e r e tu rn card in blue .

# 12),

tied b y

GROVE

HILL , ALA.

MARCH

5th,

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144 1::8:l

Sc black on laid paper. Very fine with lar ge mar g ins and part sheet mar g in at ri g ht, faintly creased befo r e bein g affi x ed. On small envelope-front, used over a blu e " PAID 5" handstamp, neatly cane. by three lig ht ma ge nta pen st roke s. Cover bears GROVE HILL , Ala., Sept. 10 and is addressed to Jackson , Ala. On e of the g reat Confederate Pro visional rariti es of which onl y another on e, off ered in th e previous lot, and possibl y a third exists ..................................... . (36Xl) 6,000.00

See illustration

1956

FIRST

SESSION

HALLETTSVILLE

HALLETTSVILLE,

145 1~

, TEXAS

TEXAS.

10c black on gray blue, cut circular, partl y into. Pen cane. on small, neat folded lett er, postmarked HALLETTSVILLE, Tex., Aug. 21, (1863), and addressed to Austin, Texas. Unique copy and cover, from which th e catalogue listing was made. Unpriced in all catalogues --------------------_____ (37Xl)

See illitstratio n

H E L ENA, 'J.'hr

TEXAS.

f u/lowin1J 4 lot s compri se all lh c "H elena" cop ies tl wl

146 14G 0

arc known

147

Sc black on buff, lig ht town cane., some faults , ve r y fine appearance; only on e other exists, offered in the following lot ______________ (33Xl) 2,000.00

See illiistrnt ion 147

Sc black on buff, different type; indistinct cane., tiny thinnin g and slightly stained, fine appearance. Only one other copy exists, offered in the precedin g lot ____________ ------_------------------------------------ ( 33XI) 2,000.00

See illustrat -ion

HELENA

MARCH

, TEXAS

6th , 1956

149

10c bla ck on g ra y; ve r y lig htl y ca n e., mar g in s all round, closed interior tear and thinning, as fine as it exists . Only one other copy known, ············· (JJX2) 2,000.00 offered in th e followin g lot ····------·············--·-··················· Jllu. trat eit in the D-ie-tz book See ill1tstra'lion

149 0

Thin.I0c bla ck on g ra y, signed in blue , probably by t he Postmaster. nin gs and slightly r epaired , fine appearance. The onl y other existin g copy is offered in the pre cedin g lot .......................................... (JJX2) 2,000.00 See illustrat ion

8 1-1

IND EiPENDBNCE,

TEXAS.

Small "IO" and "P d" in manu sc ript.

150 I'

I0 c black on buff , cut square, uncan ce lled on turned small, neat buff "INDEPENenve lop e (s om ew hat r esto red at top). Postmarked DANCE, Tex." in circle , addressed to Shr eve port, La. Only a very few exist ..........-------···········--········------········--··················---······················· (4IX3) 1,000.00 Stamp illustrated in the D ietz book S ee illustrat ion Lo t al so in cl. affida.-it evid e n ce.

rega rdin g- the auth enti city of the cove r, a nd o th e r

Fl RST " SESSION .

INDEPENDENCE

, TEXAS

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151 IIZJ

J.,~lfr

lOc bla ck on dark buff , cut circular, un ca n celled on small, neat buff en ve lop e (s lig htl y restored in upper left co rn er ) . Postmarked " INDEPENDANCE , Tex., Nov. 24", addressed to Shreveport, La. Very rare cover , from the same co rr espo nd ence as pr ev iou s (41X 3) 1,000.00

See illustration

Press

JETERSVILLE, VA. print ed on laid pap er , manus cr ipt initial ed by Post mast er.

Sc bla ck , vert ica l pair, ve ry lar ge mar g in s all side~ s lig htly age sta in ed and faint vertical cr ease in rig ht mar g in clear of initials, r emarkabl y fine for such a fantastic rarit y . Uncan ce lled on small, neat buff en ve lop e, pmkd JE TE RSVILLE, Va., Jul y 25, addressed to Waterproof, Te nsa s Parish, La . and bearin g m s. "Paid" and "Via Memphis". On e of th e g r ea t Confed erat e rariti es of which po ss ibly one other off cove r exists. This famous pair and cov er is abs olut ely unique . Listed by Scott but not pric ed (44X l )

From t he "F errari" Collectim P air -illustrated in the Dietz book S ee illustration

JONESBORO

JONESBORO,

, TENN.

MARCH

5th,

1956

TENN.

15.1 1~

154 liZl

Sc bla ck on white enve lop e; clear impression on ve ry small cove r (top flap mi ss ing and two ni cks m ended at top). Cancelled by circular to Blountdate in blu e, addressed Te n. without JO NESBORO, ville, E. Tenn . Fine and ve r y rare ............................................ ( 45X Ul) S ee illiistration

Sc dark blu e on orange enve lope; beautif ul clear impr ess ion on small, JO E!SBORO, Ten., Oct. 7, addressed to neat cove r. Postmarked Cumberland Ford, Kent ucky . Exce ptionall y fresh and fine (45XU 5) From th e "Em erson" CollectiO'TI See illustrati0'/1.

300.00

250.00

F"I RST SESSION

JONESBORO,

TENN.

Sc dark blu e on oran ge envelope; small, neat cove r (s lig htl y shortened at left) without postmark, addressed to Taylorsville, Ten., fin e and rare .......................................................................................................... (45X U5)

250.00

From th e "H iram Deats " Collection S ee illiistrati on

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156 I

5c dark blue on buff envelope; fairly clear impression on small, neat envelope (slightly shortened at ri g ht) , cane. by bla ck JONE SBORO , Ten., Oct. 22, addressed to Memphi s, Tenn. Cover bear s "DUE 5" markin g and in upper left corner attorney's return card. Very rare cover .................................................................................. (45XU 7) S ee illitstration

ENO

FIRST

SESS.1O

250.00

SECOND DAY OF SALE

TUESDAY, MARCH 6th, 1956 AT TWO O'CLOC K IN TH E TRIA1 ON ROO;1,f of t he

AMBASSADOR

Pa rk A ,·cnue a nd 5 1st

SALE

HOTEL t r ect , New

No. 990

KNOXVILLE,

157

Yor k City -

TENN.

Sc brick red, VERTICAL PAIR. U nus ed, fresh, excellent color and with marg ins as illustrated. Excessively rare, listed as pair but not pric ed; cat. $2,000 as two singles ............. ••···· ................ ••······ (47X l ) 2,000.00+ Saa illustrat i on

SECOND

158

SESSION

KNOXVILLE

, TENN.

5c brick comp!. Fresh, right, center alogue

red, unused V1ERTICAL STRIP OF THREE, compr . the left row of sheet w ith sheet mar g in at top, left and bottom. good color and impression, somewhat irre g ular mar g i'n at close at top right of bottom stamp but frame line intact; stamp two horiz. creases. Unique strip , from which the catlisting was made. Unp ric ed thus, cat . val . $3,000 as sing les (47Xl) J,000.00+ S ee illustraUon

KNOXVILLE

, TENN

159 159 0

MARCH

6th , 1956

160

Sc brick red, bottom marginal copy , margins other sides , close small howin g portion of adjoin ing p lace at top le ft but design in tact, sta mp a t top and rig ht . :Mi nor fa ults but fresh attract ive copy, of goo d co lor and " Âˇith light g r id cane . ............................................ (47X l ) 350.00+

See illustration

160 0

PAIR, ea ch stamp cane. by light pen Sc brick red, HORIZONTAL stroke, varying margins , partly touching but frame line visible all round. Unpriced in a pair and of great rarity; cat. val. $700 as two ( 47Xl) 700.oo+ singles

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See ilZ-ustration

SE:COND

SESSION

KNOXVILLE,

TENN

Sc brick red, excellent color, clear impression, mar g ins all sides except frame line barely touched at left bottom. Lightl)' pen cane. and tied to very small and neat white envelope to Athens, Tenn. Choice and very rare cover .......................... ... ........................ (47Xl) See i/l 11sl rnlio11 oz111osi/ f'

163 i:8]

164 I~

165 IZJ

Sc brick red, lighter shade; part sheet margin at top, margins other sides, except cut to frame line at right bottom, faint corner crease at top left . Tied by KNOXVILLE, Ten., Jan. 12 to small, neat light buff envelope (small part of back missing and slightly restored at top) to Louisbur g, N. C. Another desirable and very rare cover (47XI) See mu ~l ra'li on opp osil " Sc brick red; g ood color and fresh, piece missing at bottom left, beautifully tied by the KNOXVILLE, Ten., " 5 PAID" Provisional handstam .p to small, very neat amber envelope to Nashville. Tenn. Unlisted by Scott as a cane. and very rare ......... ........... ... (47Xl) S ec illu sl rali on opposit e Sc carmine, unusual and rare shade, slight crease and tiny tear at bottom, st ill fine. Tied to leg al size white envelope (folded, small tear at right ) to Camp Cummings. Very rare stamp and cover (47XZ) Sec ill us trnli on opp os it e

600.00

600.00Âˇ

Sc carmine, deep color, medium to lar ge mar g ins three sides, slightly touched at left but frame visible all alon g . Tied by the KNOXV IL LE " 5 PA ID" Provisional handstamp to ve ry small, neat white envelope to Richmond, Va. Cove ,r bears latter' s town pmk, dated 2", one also tying the Oct. 23, 1861, also twice "ADVERTISED stamp. An excellent cover and very rare .................................... ( 47X2) 600.00+ S ee illu~l rat icn

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SESSION

KNOXVILLE

, TENN.

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167 IIZI

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10c g ree n, marg ins all round , very fin e. Lig htl y cane. and tied to small , neat home- mad e blu e g ree n enve lope to As hland , Hano ve r Co., Va. The only known cover of thi s fabulous rarit y, poss ibly th e only existing cop y, and one of the mo st ce lebrat ed of all Confed erat e items in existence. Considered undercatalo g ued today ................... .................................... (47X 3) 3,500.00 From t he "F errari " Collection tamp pictiir ed in th e Dietz book See illustration and color plaÂˇte

KNOXVILLE

MARCH

, TENN.

6th , 1956

Envelopes

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lllii'I 168 1:zl

Sc blue on white envelope. S mall, neat cov er (porti on of t op flap mi sT enn . sing), \\"ithout postal marking, July 31, 1861 to Chattanooga, Cho ice cover .............-........ ................................................................ (-17X I )

150.00

169 IXJ

Sc blue on orange env elop e. Small, neat cove r, cane. by small "PAIO", addr esse d to Loudon , Tenn. Very fine and the only known example + (47X UZ) ISO.OO with thi s cancellation ...-..................... ...................... See illitstration

170 1:zl

Sc blue on oran ge enve lop e. mall, neat co ver, . lig ht ve rt. fold, very fine, without po stmark, add r essed to Mo rri s t ow n, T enn. ( 47XU2 ) See illitstrat ion

150.00

171 IIZJ

Sc blue on oran ge envelope, fine wit ho ut postma rk , Kn oxvill e, Sept. 7, 186 1 t o J o nesv ille, Va. E nv elope st ill contai n s th e orig inal lett er , w ritt en a nd signed by B rig . Gene ral Zoll icoffe r ................ (-17XU2 ) See illustration

150.00

172

172 !::.

173

Sc blue on wh it e, cut sq uare, un ca n c., la rge mar g in s, fine; full co ver pri ced fr om $150--200 _...................- .........-...................................... (47X U I ) See illustrat ion 10c red on white, cut circular, cane. by circular KNOXVl 'LLE, Ten. Excessively rare. There is no rec ord of oth er copies .......... ( 47X UJ) See illitstration

SECOND

SESSION

LENOIR

, N . C.

LENOIR , N. C. 17-l

Pi ece of ori g in a l g r ap h pape r on wh ich th e Len o ir tamp " ·a s print ed . size 5Sx60mm , over ha lf how s th e cross rul ed o ra nge lin es. Ver y int eres tin g ................... .................. .

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IR!'R 19, 1861.

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176

Sc blue &. oran ge. Unu se d, brilliant fr es h, full clear impr ess ion and very fine . Th e sta mp adhe r es to piece of a dia ry, dat ed Th ur sday, Sept. 19. J 6 1, \\'h ich n : fcr s to th e m a nu fac tur e of the " S tamp" fo r printin g the Len o ir p rm·is io nals. The d ia r y belo nged t o G. \V . l'. H arper \\·ho cut the di e w hil e in charge of th e P o, t Off ice of w hi ch hi s fath er, J a m es H a r per. wa, th en the P os tm aste r. A lso cn clo,c d is ,L S \\' O rn sta tem ent by C. \\ ·. F. Harp er rel ating to th c,e fac t ,, and m enti onin g that h e re tain ed a nd pasted in the dia r y "th e fir ,t g oo d impr ess io n m ade fr om th is di e" . (Sec al so Di et z hoo k p. SO) Truly a Museum Piece .. .................... . (49X 1) 1,000.00+ S ee illustration

Sc blu e & oran ge , ve ry lig ht pen ca ne., fin e .................................. . (49·Xt) S ee ill11sfrnfion

Joo·.oo

MAR C H 6th,

LENOIR , N. C.

., /\,'{ ' -..

1956

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177 I'

Sc blu e & oran ge, print ed on edge of pa per showin g th e or a nge lin es on onl y thr ee- fifth s of t he stamp . Good color , clear impr ess ion and ve r y fin e. Bea utifull y ti ed by cl ear blu e L EN OIR. , N. C., O ct. 17 to small, neat whit e env e lop e to Yorktown , Va . Int er es tin g stamp and cho ice cove r ..............""••·..- .."" ..........__" .........." ...." ......" .." .." .."" .."· ( 49X l ) 750.00+ S ee illustration

1hi I

Sc blu e & oran ge, ve ry fin e but for n eg lig ibl e tin y age stain, tied by blu e "PA ID " in circl e t o small, tid y whit e enve lop e, po stmark ed in blu e LE OIR , April 12, addr esse d to Sal em, N. C. Li st ing of th e ca ne. in Scott 's ca t a log ue was mad e fr om thi s cove r w hi ch is b elieve d t o be uni que ................................................................................ (49X l ) 750.00+ li'roni t he "Em erson" Collection S ee illustration

J 79 I

Sc blu e & oran ge , aJmo st ve r y f in e, pen can e. on small blu e en ve lop e in blu e rig ht corn er ), po stmarked (s tain ed, mainl y in bottom LE N OIR., N. C., M arch 'Ill, address ed to Sali sbur y, N. C. ( 49Xl )

See mU$tration

750.00

SECOND

SESSION

LENOIR

, N . C.

180 t:,

Sc blue on manila , apparently a cut squar e, cane . by pencil cross, very ----··········-· (49XU 1 va r. ) fine; unlisted in blue and ve r y rar e -------------See illustration

18 1

. C. post mark , Piece of paper bearing lar ge size circular LENOIR, ai'sp 7 ot her markings such as "F REE", " 10", etc., a ll in blue; int eres tin g and appar ently sa mpl es of markings ........................................

LEXINGTON,

:zl 182 1

MISS.

Sc black on oran ge envelope, beautiful clear impression and a General Issues Sc lig ht blue London Print, fine, ti ed on; us ed together to pay 10c rat e, Lexington Oct. 25, 1862 to Ja cks on , Miss. Immaculate Pro v icover and excessively rare combination of a Postmaster's (G . I. 6 on SOXUI) sional en ve lop e and a General Issues adhesive ____ From the "Emerson" Collection See illustration

LIBERTY , VA.

See Salem, Va. lot #449 ,

LIVINGSTON,

ALA .

MARCH

6th,

1956

ALA.

Lo t 184 - Enl a rge ment of sta mp 183 0

184

Sc light blue, attractive lightly cane. co,py with good margins three sides, cut close or into at bottom; only some 8 to 10 copies are believed to exist of this most attractive of all Confederate Provisionals ···········································-··························································· (SIX 1) 1,750.00 S ee illustration

Sc blue, TOP SHEET MARGIN and large margins other sides, ve ry fine. Tied by LIVINGSTON, March 21 to nearly compl. (slightly stained and creased) amber envelope to Mobile, Ala. One of the most beautiful copies known of this classic ..........•·•····················-··················-······•·•-··················· (SIXI) 2,500.00+ rarity See illustrat ion

SECOND

SESSION

LIVINGSTON,

ALA.

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185 I

5c blu e, CORNER COPY . lrreguJar margin at bottom but des ig n nearl y compl ., g ood mar g in at left, full corn er margins at top and rig ht, slightly rubb ed in lower left co rner, still , Ala., N ov. 25 a r emarkabl e cop y. Tied by LIYINGSTO to s lig htl y tom but fin e home-mad e lig ht manila enve lope to Bladen Sprin g s, A la . ........................................................ (SJ.X I ) 2,500.00+

ee illust ration

LIVINGSTON

, ALA .

MARCH

,-L-.

186tZJ

Sc blu e, THE F AMO US AN D UN IQ U E HORI ZO N T AL P A IR.. Ve r y fin e with mar g in s a ll sid es, nice ly ti ed by sing le LI VI NG ST O N, A la., N ov. 12 to sm a ll, nea t hom e--mad e w h ite env elop e to Mana ss a s Jun ction , Va . Li st ed by Sc ott but n ot pri ced. T hi s celebr a t ed pa ir and cove r is ge nerall y co nsid ered to be th e mo st ou ts t a ndin g and mo st va luabl e Conf edera te it em in ex ist ence •··•·····-········-·.............................................. ( SI XI) From t he "Ferrciri" Collection S ee i1111stration and color plat e

6th , 1956

SECOND

SESSION

LYNCHBURG

LYNCHBURG, 187

, VA.

VA.

5c blue , show ing sho rt trans.fer at bot tom, unu sed, margins all ro und , fine but for ver t . crease .................................................................... (52Xl ) ISO.OD+ See illit.Stration opposit e

5c blue, showin g sam e short transfer at bottom, margin s practica1ly a ll round, very fine; unc a nc elled on sma ll, n ea t fo lded let t er , po stm ark ed LYNCHBUR,G Va . Au g. 29, 1861, add r essed to Amhur st C.H ., Va . ..................._...'..........'.............................................................. (52Xl ) 150.00+ See illilStration opposit e Lot al so incl. stample ss pr e-c ivil war cov er with Lynchburg pmk and "Fr ee".

188 IIZI

189 1'.ZI

5c blue, margins all sides, extremely fine . Tied by LYNCHBURG , Va., Oct. 29, (1861) to small, neat folded lett er to Blacksbur g , Va. Very fine and very rare cover .............- ........- ..................- ......................... (52Xl) 500.00 S ee illiistra ti on opposit e

190 r.83

Sc blue, partl y close but desi gn intact, fine. T ied by blue LYNCHBURG, Va., March JO to small, neat home-made brown envelope to Bedford , Va. Choice and very rare cover ............................ ..(52Xl) 500.00+ From the "S eyb olcl" a,ncl "E merson" Collections S ee illustration opposit e

191, 1'.ZI

Sc blue , CORNER COPY . Fresh, neat copy with at left and bottom and margins other sides small pla ce ri g ht top. Tied by LYNCHBURG, to very small , neat white envelope (frayed at burg, Va. Another very fin e example of this S ee illilStration opposit e

192 r.83

Sc pal e blu e, margins thr ee s ides, slightly cut into at ri g ht , faint age stain, fin e. Tied by LYNCHBURG , Va., Sept. 12 (1861) t o small, to Charlott esv ille, Va. ............ (52Xla) 500.00+ neat amb er envelope-front S ee illitStration opposit e

193 !ZJ

Sc pale blu e, horiz. pair, mar g ins pra ctically all round (close in places but des ig n intact ), fine to very fine. Tied by single LYNCHBURG, Va., Aug. 28, 1861 to ve r y small, neat white envelope to Florence, Ala. Great cove r rarity; only I or 2 oth er covers with pairs believed to exist .......................- ........................................- ................................... (52Xla) S ee illitstration opposite

part co m er except just Va., Aug. left top) to cover rarity

margins touched 15, 1861 Peters-(52Xl) 500.00+

900.00

Envelopes

194 r.83

LYNCHBURG, Sc black on amber envelope. Neat cover, postmarked Va., Jun e 5, addressed to Richmond, Va. Very rare envelope (52XU2) See illustration opposite

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Sc black on buff envelope, neat cover, postmarked LYNCHBURG , Va., Jun e 18, addressed to Haynesville , Tenn. Very rare enve lope (52XUJ) S ee illustration opposite

200.00

250.00

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SECOND

SESSION

MACON,

MACON, Inscription

GA .

GA.

in four Jines .

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1961ZJ

Sc black on g ray blu e, very fine with margins all sides. Tied by MACO N, Ga., No,v. 113 to small , neat amber envelope t o Milled g eville, Ga ., bearin g attractive green o-val Hotel corner ca rd ( SJXI) 250.00+ S ee illi,stration

197 IZJ

Sc blac k on g ray blue, margins all sides , ve ry fin e but for slight g um stains. Tied by MACON, Ga ., Nov. 12 to small, neat white envelope , addressed to A. H. Stephens , V. P. of the Confederat e States, Augusta, Ga., forwarded to Crawford v ille, Ga. and bearing ms. "F ord Sc" ....... .... ..•-·------·--------·......... ...-- .-• ........................ (S3Xl) 250.00 See illiistrat-ion opposite

198 IZl

Sc bla ck on g ray blue, mar g ins all si-des, very fine with p-art sheet mar g in a t top. Tied by the Pro v isional handstamp MACON , Ga. , "PA ID 5" (Scott t y pe EI) to small, neat buff envelope to T homasville, Ga. Cane. unlisted by Scott and very rare _............. ( S3X l ) 250.00+ See illits"/ratinn opziosite

19':>1::8:I

Sc black on g ra y blue , comma after "OFFICE" , outer fram e line cut at rig ht , otherwise mar g ins all round and part sheet mar g in at left. Tied by MACO , Ga., Nov. 21 to tiny neat white envelope to , Clinton, Ga. Pretty cover .....-..................................... _.................... ( 53Xl ) 250.oo+ See ill11strat-ion opposite

200 IZJ

Sc black on gray green, very fine with margins practically all round and part sheet margin at right. Tied by MACON, Ga. to ve ry small, neat whit e envelope to Athens , Ga. Choi ce cover ................ ( S3X2) 200.00+ Soc il/ 11stra t ion oppos it e

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MACON , GA .

201 lf:8:l

6th, 1956

Sc black en gray green, hori z. pair, left hand stamp comm a after "OFF ICE ", irr eg ular alignment of the Z st amps re su ltin g in outer frame lin e cut at to,p of left stamp and at bottom of ri ght stamp. Tied by MACON , Ga. to s ma ll, neat white envelope (po rtion mi ssing at left) to Yorktown , Va . Pair on cover listed but not priced and excessively rare ·················-···················-·· ···············-·········-•·· ····•··· (53X2) F roni th e "Seybold " Collect ion Sec illustrat ion opposit e Inscription

in two

Ornamental

Jines.

Border.

202 I::,

Sc black on ye llo w; margins all sides, extre mely fine, t ied by MACON, Ga., July Z to piece .............................................................. ··············-· (53X3) S ee illitstrat ion opposite

203 1ZJ

Sc black on yellow; very fine with mar g ins all round. Tied by MACON, Ga., July 15 to small, neat amber enve lop e to Butler, Ga. (53X3,) 400.00 See illustrat ion oppos-ite

204 IZ!

Sc black on yello ,w; margins all sides, sheet margin at top, extremely fine. Tied by MACON, Ga., June Z8 to small, neat amber enve lop e to Marion, Ala. ···-··•············•··•···- ·······································-·············-··· (53X3) 400.00+ S ee illustra ti on opposite

205 l!ZJ

Sc black on yellow; tied by "5 PAID" to tiny neat white envelope. Stamp defective in bottom right corner, fine appearance but listing of the cane. in Scott mad 'e from this cover and probably unique (53X3) 400.00+ S ee illitstrat ion oppo.~ite

206

Sc black on ye llow , horiz. pair from upper left corn er of sheet, extre m ely fine . Tied to very sma ll, n eat white 7 star flag Patriotic enve lop e in red and blu e by sing le MACON, Ga., July ZJ, addressed to Prince Edward C. H., Va. Pair on cover, as well as patriotic cover, listed but not priced. A beautiful item of the greatest rarity, almost certainly unique (53X3) See illustration

zoo.oo+

SECOND

SESSION

MACON,

GA .

I(,

207 IZl

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Sc black on yellow, horiz. pair from lower ri g ht corner of sheet, very fine. Tied to tiny , nearly compl. white envelope to Richmond, Va. Pair on cover list ed but not priced and very rare _ _____(53X3) S ee illi1stration Sc black on ye llow, vert . pair from left hand row of sheet with sheet margins top and left and part sheet mar g in at bottom , ve ry fine ( tear in sheet margin at left outside of desi g n). Tied to very small, neat white nearl y compl. enve lope to Richmond, Va. Pair on cover listed but not priced. Very rare co,ve r from the famous Cobb correspondence ______ -------··-------------·-------------·______ --····-·········---··--·-···· (53X3) S ee illi1strat ion opposit e

209 [:gJ

Sc black on yellow, vert. pair; mar g ins all sides , ve ry fine . Tied to tiny, neat white nearly compl. envelope to Richmond, Va. Pair on cover listed but not priced. Another ve ry rare cover from the same Cobb correspondence ---------------...---·-------··______ ··---------.············-----···-----... _ (53XZ) Se e illu s tration opposit e Inscription

in two line s.

RuJ ed Border . 210 ,:zi

2 11 I:~

212 IZJ

Sc black on yellow, mar g ins all sides, very fine. Tied by MACON, Ga., Jun e to small, neat but creased buff envelope to Savannah , Ga. Very rare stamp and cover -----------------------------------------------·-·· ___________ (53.X4) S ee ill'ustration oppo site

750.00

5c black on yellow, margins all round, tiny cuts, mainly in margin, fine. Tied by MACON, Ga., June 9, (1861) to small, neat folded letter to Milledgeville, Ga. Choice and very rare cover ______ ·····----- (53X4) S ee illitslraUon oppos it e

750.00

Sc black on lemon yellow, large mar g in s, very fine. Tied by MACON, Ga., June 18 (1861) to small, neat buff en ve lope to "Berzelia", Ga . Lemon yellow shade listed but not pric ed and ve r y rare, especia lly on c ove r ------------------------------------------------------------------------·--------------····---(53,X4a) 750.00--JFrom t he "Em erson" Collection S ee illi1strcrlion opposit e

S E CO N D S ESS I ON

MACON, GA.

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213

5c bla ck on ye llow , VERTICAL TETE ~BECHE PAIR. Margins all sides, one stamp dia g onal cr ease w ith fa int st ain at bottom; oth erw ise ve ry fin e. E a ch stamp ve r y lig htl y pe n can ce lled on tin y, nea t whit e e nve lop e, bearin g m s. " H end er son , Ga ., Aug . 7, 61" and "Paid ", addr ess ,e d to M ont er ey , Va . T h e onl y kno w n t et e- b ech e pair , from w hi ch th e cat . listin g w as mad e ·············-······························-········· (5JX4 b ) 3,000.00 From t he "F errari" a.nil "H ind " Collections S ee illustration ancl color plate

J 214 IZI

2c blac k on g ra y g r ee n. Ma rg ins all sid es, ve r y fin e. Nicely

can e. and t ied by " PAID " to small , n ea t local ly use d lig ht bu ff enve lop e; pa y ing t he 2c drop , lett er rat e. On e of th e gr ea t Conf edera t e rarities, of which not mor e than 4 or 5 cove rs a r e believed to ex ist. T hi s is by far th e fin es t kno w n ( 53X 5) 2,250.00 See illustration and color plate Erroneous ly lis ted as p r inted in g reen

215 iiZl

MARCH

MACON , GA.

6th, 1956

bla ck on gray green, a fin e copy of this rarity. Lightly cane. and tied to a tiny white envelope which is defective at left and partl ;y restored. Used locall y at Macon, paying the 2c drop letter rate. Onl y some 4 or 5 covers are believed to exist •·•····················-··· (5JX5) 2,250.00 S ee illustrati 011,

MARION, VA.

216

217

216 f:::..

Sc black, margins all sides with sheet margin at bottom and showing portion of adjoining stamp at left. Comer crease at top right outside of desi g n and crease in left margin tou ching th e stamp in extreme upper comer. Tied by circular MARION, Va. to piece. One of the finest copies known of this rarity , of which but some 8 to 10 copies exi st ·······- ····-·· ······-· ·······- ······- ··-· ·····························-··-······· (55Xl) 1,000.00+ S ee illustrati011,

2 17 f:::..

Sc bla ck, ti ed on piec e by "PAID". Upper right comer missin g but a very presentable copy of this rarity of which but some 8 to 10 copies exist ···········-···-·- ·-· - ··- ·-·······-· ···----·· ····--····- ··-· ·············-· ···········-· (55Xl) 1,000.00+ see mustratio-n

SECOND

218

SESSION

MARION , VA .

Sc bla ck on bluish laid paper with blue touched at right, large margins other on this paper, but frame and figure "5" the Sc black on white and evidently

ruled lines on ba ck. Slightly sides , tiny age stain. Unlisted show all the characteristics of an original .......... (55X l va r .)

S1e il:'itstration

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10c black; margins nearly all round, soiled at right where it also has small repair at bottom. Tied by MARION, Sept. 24 to small, neat dark brown envelope to Emory, Va. Only about 6 covers are known to exist of this great rarity .............................................................. (55X2) 2,000.00

See illustration

M A RC H 6th , 1956

MEMP HIS , TE NN.

MEM PHIS , TE 220

2c blue , hori z. pa ir , o. g ., fre h, tiny thinnin g; fin e ........................ (j 6X l )

222

2.21

221

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2c blu e, COM PIL ETE SH E E T OF F I FTY ( 5x10) , Po s. 5, 10, 15, 20 a nd 50 th e cr acke d plat e vari eti es . T hes e cut fr om sh ee t as strip of 4 and sin g le a nd r ejoin ed by hin ges . U ng umm ed, s om e cr ea ses and small t ear, a ttr ac ti ve a nd ve ry r a r e in full shee t . Th e cr ac k ed plat e vari eti es a r e unpri ce d. Ca t. va l. $450 as ordin ar y sing les ( 56Xl)

See illi1 strat-ion 222

2c blu e, dee per shad e, blo ck of 30 a nd blk of 16 in t et e- b ec he arran ge m ent with w id e g utt er. T h e blo ck of 30 compr. th e 6 low er r ow s of she et in cl. cra ck ed plat e in P os. 50 ; blk of 16 compr . the 4 upp er ro ws of shee t less th e upp er le.ft corn er blk, P os . 5, 10, 15 and 20 t he cra ck ed plate var ieti es . Ung umm ed, s om e fault s, majorit y fin e ; attr ac ti ve a nd r a r e it em ; cat. pri ce as ordinar y s ing les $414.00 ( 56X l )

See i lli1,Stm tio n

El *

2c dark blue, unus ual shade, showin g cra ck ed pl a t e (P os . 10) : unu se d. br o ken sto ne unpri ce d ................._....................................... (56Xl a, ,Âˇa r .)

18.00

SECOND

224 6.

SESSION

MEMPHIS

, TENN

2c dark blue, tied on piec e by circular MEMPHIS, Aug. 20, 1861. Unnoticeable closed tear at bottom, still fin e. The 2c dark blu e is unlist ed used and ve ry rare ·······················-···················................ (56Xla) 200.00+

S ee illii,stration opposite

225LZ]

2c blue, slightly cut into, fine. Tied by target cane. to small, neat somewhat creased lig ht buff envelope, use d loca lly at Memphis, payin g the 2c drop letter rate. Very rare cover , less than a do ze n believe d to exist. Target cane. unlist ed by Scott ............ (56X l) 500.0O+ See illustr ation opposit e

226 1r8:1 2c blue, marg ins all round, slight unnoticeable fault in upp er left corn er. Tied by MEMPHIS, Tenn. to s mall , neat locall y used amber envelope, bearin g ova l stamped corn er card of "Memphis & Charleston Railroad Office, Memphis " and incl. original lett er. Very rare cover, less than a dozen beli eve d to ex ist ...... - ... ( 56X1 ) 500.00 From th e "Em erson" Collection See illitstration opposite

'127 228 229

* *

5c red , unus ed, fine 5c red, bright

(56X2 )

16.00

color, unu se d, very fine .............................................. (56X2 )

16.00

5c red, unusual print , o. g., slight crease a t top , fin e ........................ .{56X2 ) 16.00+

2.30 0

5c red , part sheet margin

231 0

5c red, two sing les, orig inally u sed together, one o n piece, both cut int o ............................................................................................._............... (56X2)

232 /iZ]

5c red, large mar gin s, bow ing po rti on o f a dj o inin g tamp a t top, bri g ht color and extr emely fi ne. Tied by MEMPHIS, Oct. ➔ , 1861 t o small , nea t a mb er env elope (sl ig htly s,h ort enecl at t op) t o Ath e ns . Ga., bea rin g " DUE S" mark ing .............................................................. (56X2) See illii,Stratfon opposi te

at left, very

fine .................................... (56X2) 20.00+ 40.00

50.00

233 1Z1

5c red, margin s all sides with part sheet mar g in at bottom, ext remely f ine. Tied to sma ll, n ea t amber enve lope to New Orleans. Very fine cover fr om th e Car roll Hoy correspondence ......._................. (56X2) 50.00+ See illi1,Stration opposite

2.14 IZJ

Sc red, bri ht colo r, mar g in all round and part sh eet ma-rgin at top. Tied by MEMPHIS , O ct. 1861 to small , n ea t buff env elope ( slig htly torn at t op in open ing) to N ew Orleans. From the Carroll Hoy corr espondence .................................................................................................... (56X2) 50.00+ S ee illustration opposite

235 liZJ

Sc redt tiny tea r at right, fine, ti ed to small, n ea t amber enve lop e to P o ntot oc , Mi ss. ...................................................................................... (56X2)

50.00

236 1::8:1 Sc red, two singles of diff. shade s, fin e to v ery fine, slig htly overlapping o n sma ll, neat white env elope (fa intly sta in ed) . ti ed by single MEMPHIS cane. Cove r s bea rs brown oc ta gona l H ot el co rner card and is acldr es·sed to Middl eb ur g, Va ....... .............. (56X2) 70.00+ S ee illii trat ion opposit e 237 1r8:i

Sc red, four singles, cliff. shades, o n sma ll whit e env elope t o New Ba ltimor e, Va. On e s-tamp defective and cove r so m ewha t torn but ve r y rare .................................................................................................. (56X2) 110.00+ See illitstration opposit e

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SECOND

2.18 I

SESSION

MEMPHIS,

TENN

Sc red, horiz . pair , ri g·ht hand sta mp cut int o at top. Tied by :-1E .:\fPHIS, Oct. 2. 1861 to small a mb er enve lope to Geo rgetow n, S. C. (56X2) See ill11stration opposite

Sc red, hori z. pair with bottom sheet mar g in , rig ht hand stamp cut irr eg ula r and int o , ot her extr em ely fin e with portion of adjoi nin g sta mp at top. Tied by 1-I EMPHI to sm a ll, neat amher cll\·e lop e to Prat t vill e. Al a. ............................... ........... ..... (56X 2) S ee ill11stration opposit e

125.00

Sc red , two ve rt. pairs , one m a rg in s a ll sides. sheet mar g in at t op. oth er cu t int o at th e sides : so m ewha t st aitJccl. Ti ed hv ;,{ E :-fPHT S. D ec. R. 1861 to n ea rl y COITI! ) l. lega l size env(: lope- fr ont t o H elena . .A.rk. Very r a r e .... . ........ ....................................... .. . . . . .. ... .. . ( 56X2 ) 175.00+ Ser ill11sfrat,ion opposit e

2-1-1I.XI

Sc red , two horiz. pair s and single; cut into. Tied by MEMPHIS, Oct. 1861 to clean, lega l s ize amber envelope to Nas hville , Tenn. Very rare frankin g and cover ..........••················ .......... ......................... (S6X2) Se e ilht tration opposite Sc ro se, unu sed . neg lig ible ti ny thinn ing, fin Sc ro se, large

m a rg in s, very

fin e, ti ed 0n pan

(5:1X 3)

16.00

c0vc r-f ron t (56X3)

2-1--1!:,,

Sc ro se, horiz . pair, n1a rg in s all sides, t iny age , t ain in ma rg·in. vcrv fine : ti ed on piece . (56X .1) 50.00+

2-15IZ]

Sc ro se, mar g ins all ro und. Yer y fine but for tiny tear at t op. ti ed t o small. neat amber env elope t o Talma ge , Ga., hearing " Du e s·•m ark ing ....••··· ............... .......................................... (56X3) From t he " Seybold " Collection

2-1(, IZl

Sc rose, fine , ti er! t o sma ll, neat amber env elo pe to >ie,,· Orlcan,. Fr om the Ca r roll H oy correspondence .. . . (56X3)

2-17 1:gj

Sc ro se, two singles , slig htly cut int 0, ti ed hy :-fEMPHT . ep t. 18/il to sma ll, neat folded lett er. originatin g at London, Canada, Aug . 9, I 8(JI , adclres sccl to Petersburg, V a . V cry int er es tin g and rar e blockade-run cove r ..... ................................................ (SGX3) S ee ill11stration opvosit e

2-18 I

Sc rose, horiz. pair , enormous mar g ins all sides , showin g portions of adjoining stamps at top, rig ht and bottom, a beautiful pair, none finer . Tied by single clear MEMPHIS , Oct. 15, 1861 to small, neat amber envelope to Fayetteville, N . C. ............... .......... (S6XJ) S ee ill11stration opposit e

2-19I

Sc rose , horiz. pair, excep ti onally deep co lor, slightly cut into. tied t o ve r y small , nea rl y comp!. wh it e envelope t o Oak Grove, Va . Pri ce d $125 in r eel shad e .............................................................................. (56X3 ) "F rn111 t he " f'iPybnlrl" Collect io11 Src il/ u.~tmtion ovpnsitr:

50.00

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SECOND

SESSION

MEMPHIS,

TENN.

250 0

Sc rose, VERTICAL TETE-BECHE PAIR.. Tied by MEMPHIS, Aug. 2, 1861 to small, neat light buff envelope to Austin, Ark., bearing colorless embossed Hotel corner card. The pair is cut into but unpriced and of the greatest rarity; only one other Sc tete-beche pair, on cover, believed to exist ·······-········- ·······································•····· (56X3) See illnstrat ion oppo.3ite

Sc rose, on pelure paper, ma rg in s a ll sides, show ing po r tion of adjoin ing s•tamp at left, very fi ne; unpri ced and rar e .................... (56X 3b) S ee ilhtstration opposit e

251

252~

Sc red on orange envelope, with a good Sc rose tied on (slightly" shifted), addressed to Littleton, N. C. Co,ver a trifle shortened at left. otherwise very fine; much rarer than the cat. value indicates (56XU3, X3) 220.00+ S ee illustration opposite

MOBILE,

253 t:,

254

ALA .

2c black, c ut int o, ti ed t o piece by MOBILE , Apr il 13, 1862 ( 58Xl) 175.00+ S ee illus-tration opposite

2c black, horiz. pair. Margins all sides except right hand stamp slightly cut into (with small scissors cut) at left top. Single MOBILE, Sept. 7, 1861 cane., pair unpriced and very rare; priced $350 as 2 singles (58Xl) 350.00+ S ee illustration 2c black, very large margins, showing portions of adjoining stamps at left and bottom, unnoti .ceable paper fold, otherwise very fine. Tied by clear MOBI LB, Sept. 1, 1861 to small, neat orange envelope to Demopolis, Ala. Cover bears ms. "P / C" (Price Current), stamp paying the open printed circular rate. Choice and rare cover (58X 'l) See illicstrat-ion opposite

256 IZ!

257 i:zl

300.00

2c black , margins

all round, showing portion of adjoining stamp at right. Tied by clear MOBl 1LE, Sept. I, 1861 to small, neat but fra2:ile open printed circular to Demopolis, Ala . .................................. (58X1) See illustration opposite

300.00

Zc black, small to large margins all round. Tied by MOBILE, Aug. 11, 1861 to fine open printed circular to Demopolis, Ala . ........ (58Xl) 300.0~ See illu.stration opposite

SECOND

S E SS ION

MOB I LE , ALA.

2581:zl

Zc bla ck , mar g in s all round, showin g porti o n of adjoining sta mp at bottom , ve r y fine but for tin y co rn er crease at bottom left. Tie d by MOBILE, Ap ril Z, 1862 t o ve ry small fancy embo sse d white en ve lop e. Used locall y, the Zc pa yi n g th e drop letter rate. Pretty and rar e cove r ............... . ....................... .. ............................................... .. .......... (58X 1) 300.00 ee illu strat ion opposit e

259 I

Zc bla ck , mar g in s three s ide s, cut clo se or along frame lin e at bottom . T ied by MOBILE, Se pt. 14, 1861 to a tin y w hit e loca lly u se d enve lope. Anoth er rar e drop lett er and a very pretty cover . (58X 1) 300.00 S ec illus t ra'lion opposit e

260 l:zl

2c bla ck, h ori z. pair, mar g in s all round (ve ry close but just clear at bottom of left st amp ), slig ht dia go nal crease at bottom right, oth erwise ve ry fine. Tied b y sin g le MOBILE, Sept. 7, 186il. to small , ne a t price curr ent to Burns Bluff, Va., paying the double open printed cir cular rate. Unpri ce d and ve r y rar e cover . ............... ..... (58X l ) 'ee illu st ra tion ovposit c

261 1:zl

Zc black, th ree s ing les, tied to n ea rl y co mpl. cover-front to Pe nsacola, F la., all with four mar g in s. The left hand st a mp ha s natural pap er flaw , was cut out a nd ha s bee n pla ce d ba ck. Very rare cover (58Xll) 650.00+ Fr o,n t he "] foocly " Collection Srâ&#x20AC;˘e ill Âˇ1s1lralion opposi te

262 /Z!

2c black, five cop ies (two right hand sta mp s a lmo st co mp! . seve r ed pair), varying mar gi ns and so m e faults. T ied by MOB IL E, Aug. 26, 1861 to so m ew hat torn and m end ed but attractive ye llo,w enve lop e to Choctaw Age ncy, Miss. Well known uniqu e cover from which the cat alo g ue list ing was m a de. Unpri ce d and the mo st outsta ndin g "Mob ile" it em k n ow n ............ .......... ............ ... ..... ................ (58X I ) Fr o111 , / i,e " S eybold " Colleclio11 S ee illus/ra ti on A corer from

th e 80111. e correspo11clence is offcrecl as lot 280

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SECOND

SESSION

MOBILE

263 263

264

, ALA .

266

Sc blu e, o. g., deep color, fresh, lar ge ma rgins, slig ht g um crea es, st ill an ex tr emely fine copy ···-·····························•··························-······• (58X2) S ee illustrat ion

264 *

Sc blu e, part o. g., small to lar ge margin s all round , a lmost very fine (58X2 ) S ee illustration

265 0

Sc blu e, cane. MOBILE, D ec. 4, 1861, small t ear a t lef t, othe rwi se very fine ·······················-·· ··········-·•··-······································•·························· (58X2) Sc dee p blue, b ea utiful color, v ery la rg e mar gi ns, showi ng p orti on o f a dj oinin g sta mp at top and part s heet mar g in with small po rti on of imprint at bottom . Ti ed by MOBILE , July 28, 1861 to p iece . A wo nd erf ul sta mp ······································ ··················-······••················• (5 X2 ) See ill1i.stration

266 6.

267 6.

60.00

25.00

Sc blue, clo se at right, cut int o a t t op, ti ed to piece by clear MOB I LE, Sept. 26, 1861 .......................................................................................... (58X2) 25.00+

268

269

268 6.

Sc blue, hor iz. pair, la rge margin s a ll sides and showing portions of adjoining sta mp s at lef t and bottom, very fine. Tied to p iece by sing le clear MOBILE, Oct. 23, 1861 ···-······················-··············- (58X2) 60.00+ S ee illustrat ion

269 6.

Sc blue , vert. pair, small to larg e mar g ins practically all round a nd with part sheet margin at top. On p iece, faintly cr ease d before being affixed, tied by MOBILE, Oct. 30, 1861 ··········--··-···· ··· (58X2) 60.00+ S ee illustration

MOBILE,

270 6.

ALA.

MARCH

6th , 1956

5c blue, horiz . strip of 3, all showing vert. line through "0" of "P-OST", and a single. The strip has margins practically all round, the single is cut into. Tied by MOBILE, Nov. 22, 1861 to large piec e (58X2)

See illustrati011,

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7./~/~~/ 271 1::8'.l Sc deep blue, beautiful color , large ma r rri.ns , superb. Ti ed by MOB I LE, July 14, 1861 to small , n eat n ear ly comp!. a mb er envelope to Grove Hill , Ala ., bearing latt er' s t ow n pmk, dated July 26, also m s. "Du e S". Yery early date and choice cover ·······-···................................ (58X2) See ill1tstratio11

SECOND

272 I~

2i3 l:ZI

2i 4 IZI

SESSION

MOBILE , ALA .

Sc blue, ni ce color, mar g in s thr ee sides , bar ely t ouched at bo tt om . Ti ed by MOBIL E, A ug. 14, 1861 t o a t iny nea t nearly co mp!. g r a y en velope t o Bashi, Al a . Ve ry pr etty .............................................. (58X2 )

--10.00

Sc blue, m a rgi ns all r ound, minu te r ub a nd faint s tain. Ti ed t o sma ll, neat w hit e e1n-clope t o Abe rd een, Mi ss. Cov er bear s gr ee n r eturn ca rd. is s:lightly sho rt ene d at left , aff ec tin g th e co rn er ca rd (58X2 )

--1 0.00

Sc blue, lar ge though irr eg ul a r mar g in s (sta mp sep arat ed by t ea rin g), sho win g portion of ad jo ining stam ps. Ti ed hy :-I OBILE . O ct. t o small , neat amb er enve lope (t ear at t op ) t o E uta" ·· .'-\la. ... (58X2 )

40.00

2i 5 1::8'.l Sc blue, two singles, both four m arg in s, o-n e part

h ee t mar g in a t rig ht. T ied by MOB ILE, D ec . 2 1. 1861 to slightly w o rn but fin e amb er enve lope t o Lo ui sburg, N. C. ............ .......... ... . (:i8X2 ) 65.00+

Sc blue, horiz. pair, each showing var. vert. line throu gh "0" of "POST", large margins all sides and showin g at bottom fraction of imprint "by W. R. Robertson, Mobile", ve.ry fine. Tied by MOBILE, Dec. 17, 1861 to small, neat brown en velope, addressed to the Vice Pres. of the Confederacy A. H. Stephens, Richmond, Va. Choice cover ························-········· ............. (58X2) 125.00+ S ee i-ll7rntra:lion opp osil e

2ii 1:-zl

Sc blue, vert. pair, margins all sides, upper stamp small tear at bottom right, still very fine. Tied by single clear MOBILE, Oct. Zl, 1861 to small , neat orange envelope to Gordonsville, Va. A lovely cover (58XZ) 125.00 S ee illustration opposit e

278 l:z]

Sc blue, vert. pair, margins all sides, part sheet mar g in at top show in g fraction of the excessively rare top , imprint , extre mel ,y fine despit e tiny corner crease. Tied by single clear MOBILE, Nov. 8, 1861 to small, neat amber envelope to Florence, Ala . ...................... (58X2) 125.00+ S ee i,ll1tstration opp osit e

279 IZl

Sc blue, two otherwise to small, and very

280 l:zl

Sc blue, horiz. strip of 4. Margins all sides, scissors cuts between the stamps (to facilitate separating), on e cuttin g into design of left hand stamp, others well clear of des ig n ; very fine. T ied by two clear strikes of MOBILE, Aug. JO, 1861 to near ly co mpl. amber enve lop e to Choctaw Agency, Miss. Li sted but not priced. Very rar e cover , from the same correspondenc e as lot Z6Z ................................... (58XZ) See ilh1strat ion opposit e

vert. both neat rare

pairs, one partl y touched or sli~htl -y cut into at left, margins all round. Tied by MOBILE , Aug . 27, 1861 amber envelope to Beersheba Springs, Tenn . Choice cover .............................................................................. (58X2) Fr01n t he " S eybold " Collection S Pe illns tration oppo sit e

SECOND

SES S ION

M ONTGOMERY

, A LA.

MONTG OMERY , ALA.

281 IZ]

Sc black &. red on brown , hand stamp ed adh es ive Pro vision al "MON TGOM ERY, Ala., P A ID " (s om ew hat similar to Sc ott E2) with m s. "5" and sig natur e of Po stm as ter "T. W elsh", both in red cray on. T he stamp is und ernea th a marg inal General Issu es 1861 Sc g reen on a small , nea t orange enve lope (s lig htl y mended) to Pratt ville, Ala . Th e 5c g ree n is t ied by MO N T GOMER Y, Mar ch 5, 1862 but lift ed t o show P rovis ional. Both stamps have crease but Pro visional is of great rarity, un list ed Dietz or Sc ot t, and prob ably uniqu e; sig ned W . H. C.( olso n) ........................ ···········•·······················-········•·······-······ S ee illustrat ion Enve lopes.

2821~

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284 liE!

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2861~

Sc red on cream y w hit e enve lop e; pmkd MO , ' TGOMERY, Ala., Sept. 7, 1861, a ddr esse d to Gain esv ille, Ala . T op flap on bac k pa rt ly mi ssing, slig ht crease at top, oth erwi e very fin e and neat co ver (59XU 1) 40.00 S ee illiistrat ion opposit e Sc red on w hit e enve lop e w ith g ray local merchant 's all ove r litho ; pmkd MO NTGOMERY, addr esse d to N e w Orlean s, incl. or ig inal lett er , da t ed Au g. 12, 1861. N eat cov er and very fin e .... (59XU 1) -10.00+ S ee illu strat -ion opposit e 5c r ed on oran ge envelope ; prnkd MONTGOMERY , A la ., J une 27, 1861, addr esse d to J ac k sonv ille, Ala. Cov er slig htly short ened at rig ht , nea t a nd alm os t v ery fin e ........................... .................... (59X'U2) S ee illustration opposit e ! 0c blu e on w hit e enve lop e; pmkd MO NT GOMER Y, A la., Oct. 26, 1861, addressed t o P lan o, Tex as. Ve ry small neat enve lope, side flap miss ing at back; ve ry fin e and ve ry rare cove r .......................... ( 59XU 7) From th e "E •merson" Collection S ee illiistrat ion opposit e sc + l0c r ed on oran ge enve lop e ; pmkd MO TG OME RY, A la ., Jul y 20, 1861, addr esse d to Richmond , Va . Nea t cove r and ve ry fin e; ve ry rare a nd und erpri ced ·············-·················•·······················•• ( 59XU 13) From th e "H ind " a,nd "Emerson " Collections S ee illustrat ion opposite

40.00

85.00

100.00

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SECOND

SESSION

MT.

28i

LEBANON,

LA .

LA.

Sc red brown, THE FAMOUS AND UNIQUE COPY AND COVER. Enormous margins, showing portions of 5 adjoin~ ing stamps, very fine despite tiny tear at right. Lightly pen cancelled on small, neat white envelope (ragged at left), bearing local merchant's corner card at bottom left, addressed to New Orleans. A fabulous rarity of which no other copy exists .............................................................................. (60Xl) 3,500.00 From t he "F errari " Collec"lion See ilhi,stration and color plat e

MARCH

NA S HV I LLE , TENN .

6th,

1956

AS H V ILLE, TENN. 288 289

290

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291 t:,

292 l:;gi

N ot iss ued: Jc carmin e, on thick porou s paper, hori z. strip of 5, r ig ht (6 1X I ) hand pa ir fa int dia go n a l cr ease, o th e r wi se Ye r y fin e in s a ll rg a m t ee - Jc carmin e, on w ove paper, hori z. strip of 5, sh (6 1X 1) . id es, n r y fin e .................................................................................. -

S imil ar s hee t, thin ni ngs, m ostly

in ma rg in ...............

(6 1X l J

:lO.00 30.00 30.00

5c carmin e, tw o s ing les, one margins all s ides, very fin e, oth er fram e line part ly to uched, unnoti ceable tea rs, ti ed to part cove r by clear oval "A D A M'S EXP RES S CO. NA SH V ILL E, Aug. 4" in blue . Attr active piece and ve ry rare ................................................ .... ( 61X2) 200.00+ S ee ill11stration

Sc carmin e, fr es h cop y of g ood color , fr a m e lin e partl y tou ch ed at lef t , oth erw ise ma rg in s all round. Tie d by blu e N AS H V ILLE , Sept. 1861 to s ma ll, neat or a nge enve lope to Sh elbyv ille, Te nn. (61X2) Frorn the "Hind " Collection See illustrat ion

150.00

DAVID CLEAGE,Esq., Cashier, .II.THEN~,

DAviD OTtEAQB, Esq.,Cashier, d'l'HENS,

'PENNESSEE.

DAVID OT,EAGE, Esq.,Cashier,

4TH.ENS,

101

NASHVILLE

293 IZJ

, TENN

MARCH

6t h , 1956

5c carmine, g ood color , margin s all sides, ve ry fine. Tied by blue NA SHVILLE , A ug. 9, 1861 to part enve lop e to Pulaski, Tenn. (61X2)

'.150.00

S ee illustrat ion opposite 5c carmin e, bri g ht co-lor, larg e mar g in s thre e sid es, frame lin e partl y cut at ri g ht. On an imma c ulate U.S. 3c r ed on buff envelope (U l0 ,). Affixed ove r th e stamp and tied by blu e NAS HVILLE , A ug. 9, 1861. Cover bears printed addres s to Athens, Tenn. A ttra cti ve and scarce cove r .......................................................................................................... (6 1X2 ) lS0.00 +

294~

S ee illustrat ion oppo ite

295

5c ros e ca rmine , fr es h cop y , larg e ma rg in s thr ee sides, cut along frame lin ~ at top but portion still visible all alon g. Tied by blu e NASHVI(LE, Aug. 21, 1861 to a s imilar imma culat e U.S . 3c env elope as previou s. Very pr ett y and , scarce cove r .................................... (61X2) IS0.00+

From tl1e "Em erson" Collection S ee illustrat ion opposit e

296/iZI

Sc rose ca rmin e, lig ht er shad e, fresh cop,y, mar g in s a ll sides except frame lin e tou ch ed small. pla ce at bottom ri g ht . Tied by blu e NAS HVILLE, Sept. 2, 1861 to a similar very fin e U.S. 3c enve lop e a s th e above two. Anoth er pr etty and scarce cover .............................. ( 61X2) 150.00+

S ee illitstrat ion opposite

Sc claret, ni ce color, mar g in s all round , very fine . Tied by blu e AS HV ILLE, No v. 2 to small, n eat orange enve lop e ( t ea r in to â&#x20AC;˘p ce nt er) to Eagleville, Tenn., bearin g blu e "PA ID ". Rar e shade and choic e cove r ........................................................................................................ (6 1X2b) IS0.00+

297 I

See ill1istra t ion oppo ite

298 298

299

300

301

Sc brick red, unused , g ood color , marg ins all sides and sho'\v ing larg e

portion of adjoining stamp â&#x20AC;˘ at top. Slight wrinkles and crease in + top marg in out side des ig n, Very rare unu sed .......................... (61X 3) zso.oo

See illustrat ion

299 0

5c brick red, blu e t own cane., large mar g in s thr ee sid es, close at rig ht but frame lin e pra ct ically intact ........................................................ (6 1X3)

125.00

See illustrat ion

300

5c brick red, top marginal copy, cane. by full s lantin g num eral "S" in blue. Close or frame line part ly to uch ed at rig ht and wrinkl e, mainly in sheet ma rg in, otherwis e very fin e ; ra r e ................................ (6 1X3) 125.00+

S ee illustration

301 t::.

5c bri ck red, part heet margin at right and mar g ins oth er side s exc ept cut to fra m e line sm all place bottom left, ti ed by blue NASHVILLE t o ve r y sm al l p iece .............................................................................. (6 1X3 ) 125.00+ See illustration

SECOND

302

303 I

SESSION

NASHVILLE

, TENN

Sc brick red, neat c opy with large margins three sides, close but clear at top. Tied by blue NASHVILLE, Sept. 8, 1861 to an immaculate, small amber envelope to Athens, Tenn . ....____ ..-........_..____________ (61X3) S ee illustration opposi-te

102

200.00

Sc brick r ed, viv id color, margins all sides, ve ry fin e but for two small tears. Tied by blue NASHVILLE, Aug. 6, 1861 to small, n ea t amber envelope to Murfreesboro, Tenn. and forwarded to Este ll Springs, Tenn. Cover also bears "MURFREESEBORO, Te n. , Aug . 18, 1861", "PAID" in frame and ms. "5" __________________ .,_______________________________ (63X3) 200.00+ _ S ee illitstra'tion oppo. it e Sc brick r ed, margins all sides, very fine . On an imma culat e U.S . 3c red on buff envelope (Ul0) . Affixed over the sta mp and tied by blue NASHVILLE, Aug. 4, 1861. Cover bears blu e "PAID" and printed addre ss to A thens , Tenn. A lovel y cove r from the sa me corres ponden ce as lots 294 to 296 and 318 ___________________ ..___ ____________ .. ( 61 X3) 200.00+ From th e "Knapr " and "Em erson " Collections S ee illitstrntion opposit e Sc brick red, top right corner copy; very fr es h, lar ge mar g in at bottom , showing portion of adjoining stamp, fram e line cut at bottom lef t . Can e. by slanting numeral "5" in blu e, on an imma culat e light buff envelope, postmarked NASHVILLE, Aug . 27, 1861 and " PAID ", both in blue, addre sse d to Taylorsville, Tenn. An out standing cover ( 6IX3) 200.00+ S e il111strntion ovziosit e

.106 iZJ

Sc brick red , top sheet margin copy, po ss ibl y ri ght corner, mar g in s other sides, though irregular , wrinkled in top ri g ht corner outsid e design. Tied by blue NASHVILLE, Sept. 16, 1861 to small, neat white envelope to Shelby ville, Tenn., bearin g blue "PA ID " a nd loca l mer chant 's lar ge pictorial corner card at left. Attra ct iv e cove r (6I X3) 200.00+ ce il111stration ovvosit e

30i I

Sc brick red, two singles, one ve r y fine, other fine . T ied by blu e NAS HVILLE , Aug. 21, 1861 to famous Confederate Caricature Patriotic envelope , which was printed in Nas h ville, depicting Abe Lincoln hanging from limb of dead tree by feet, General Winfield Scott, Confederate fla g, etc. with many slogans. Addressed to Camden, Mi ss . An outstanding cover and almost certainl y uniqu e (6,1X3) S ee illirntra-iion Âˇ-

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SECOND

SESSION

NASHVILLE

, TE NN .

104

308 I

Sc bri ck red, vert. pair, ve ry lar ge mar g ins and ex tr emely fine. Tied by blu e NASHVILLE, TENN., Jul y 31, 1861 to small, neat orange enve lope to New bern , N. C. Pair on cover listed but not priced. A ve ry rare cover ·······-···················•·· ·······•··················-· ····················•················· (61X3) 325.oo+ Fro11i th e "Moody" CoUection S ee illustrat ion

309 lk8J

Sc gray, mar g in s practically all round, tiny co rn er crease bottom ri g ht. Tied by blu e NASHVILLE to small, neat white envelope to McMinnville, Te nn . Rar e co lor and cove r ·········-····•···············- (61X4) See illustrat ion opposit e

310

1Z!

311 IZI

312 I

Sc g ra y, frame lin e cut at bottom and touched small pla ce at t op left. Tied by blu e NAS H VI ULE, Oct. 15, 1861 to small , nea t white enve lop e to McMinnville , Tenn. Bearing blu e "PAID" . Rar e cove r from th e sa me corr espo nd ence as previous .................................. (6 1X4) S ee illustration opposit e Sc browni sh g ra y, ma rg in s all s ides, ve r y fin e. Tied by blue NA SHV ILLE , Nov. 30, 1861 to small buff envelope (c reas ed) to Kingston, Te nn. Rare shade and cover ···- ··············-············-························· (61X 4) S ee illustrat ion opposit e Sc olive gray, by blue velope to a nd cover

250.00

ma rgi ns a ll s ides, sma ll tear s, otherwise ve ry fine. Tied AS HVI LLE, Oct. 23, 1861 to very small , n eat white enLynnville, Te nn.., b ear in g blu e "PA ID ". Very rare shade ···········-········· ·······- ······-···•······-··············································· (6 1X 4) 250.00+ S ee illustrat ion opposit e

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SECOND

S ES S ION

NASHVILLE,

313

314

* fill

TENN

106

314

Sc vio let bro w n. BLOCK OF TWELVE (3x4), co mpr. two horiz. blo ck s of 6 p rint ed foot to foot, resulting in THREE MIDDLE PAIRS BEING TETE-BEC HE. The two blo cks of 6 ha ve id entical pos ition s in s h ee t: Pos . 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Brilliant co lor , part o. g., som e str eng th en ed or r epaired creases or tears, exce lle nt appearance. Excessively rar e, only one similar block believed to ex ist , offe r ed in the following lot. Block of four and tete-beche pair are liste d but not priced. Cat . va l. $2400 as 12 ordinary s ing les ........ (61XS, X 5a ) S ee illitstration

Sc vio let brown, BLOCK OF TWELVE as pr ev iou s, in cl. the T HRE E VE RTICAL TETE-BECH,E PAIRS in ce nt er . Sa m e position of she et as pr ev iou s but of a diff er ent sett ing. Exce llent co lor , part o. g., so m ew hat defective a nd repaired co rn er but a very at tr ac ti ve and impr essive bl ock . Excess ive ly rare, onl y one other similar blo ck be lieve d to ex ist , off ered in the previous lot ................................................ (61X5, X5a) S ee ill1tstra"lion

NASHVILLE

107

, TENN

MARCH

6th , 1956

316

315 315 0

Sc violet brown, deep co lor, m arg ins 3 sid es , ÂŁramc lin e pa r tly t ou ched at top, blu e cane. , fine ........................................................................ (61 X5 J See illustration

Sc violet brown , th e lig ht er shade, VE RT ICA L TET E-BECHE P A IR.. Blu e NA SHVILLE , Sept. 25, 1861 can e., mar g ins nearl y all round , tin y pin hole , fine to ve ry fine ; t et e- bec he pair list ed in thi s shade but not pric ed, carmine tete- ,b ec he pair lists $500 .............. (6 1X5a ) S ee illustration

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Sc violet brown , exce llent dee p color , lar ge ma rg in s, unnotic eabl e faint A SH vert. cr ea se befor e being a ff ixed, ve ry fin e. T ied by blu e V ILJLE, N ov. 26, 1861 to small , neat w hit e en ve lop e (s lig htl y tom at top in op enin g) to Ma con , Mi ss . .............................................. (61X 5) 200.00+ S ee ill11stration

DAVID CLEA.GEEsq.,. , Cashier!.

11m

109

.118 I

MARCH

TENN .

NASHVILLE,

6th,

1956

Sc violet brown, pronounced brownish shade, very fine. On an immaculate U.S. Jc red on buff envelope (UlO). Affixed over the stamp Oct. 3, 1861, with printed address to and tied by blue NASHVILLE, Athens, Tenn. Another beautiful cover, from the same correspondence as lots 294 to 296 and 304 ................................ - .............. (61XS) 200.00+

S ee illustra.t-ion opposite 319 I

Sc dull violet brown, unusual light shade, almost a normal brown. Large margins all sides, tiny corner crease at bottom left, very fine. Tied to New to small, neat amber envelope ASHVILLE b y blue Market, Tenn. Rare shade and cover ·---··--··· .................. ... ... (61X5) 200.00+

See illiistration .120IZl

brownish shade, margins all sides, very Sc violet bro ,wn, pronounced Oct. 1, 1861 to small , neat orange fine. Tied by blue NASHVILLE, envelope to Shelbyville, Tenn., bearing blue "PAID". Choice cover (61X5)

See illitstration 321 l!Zl

opposite

200.00

opposite

Sc deep violet brown, nice shade , fin e but for s:mall tears at top. Tied Nov. 1, 1861 to small , neat orange envelope by blue NAS.HVILLE, ·······--- .................. (61X5) Ala ., bearing blue "PAID" to Greensboro,

200.00

From the "Seybold " Collection See illustration opposite .122I

Sc violet brown, two singles, light shade, almost a normal brown, fine Sept. 21, 1861 to small, to very fine. Tied by blue NASHVILLE, Execpictorial envelope of State of Tennessee, neat semi-official Greenville, Tenn. to the Postmaster, addressed utive Department, and bearing blue "PAID" . A beautiful and rare cover ..... (61XS) 3S0.00+

See illitstrat ion opposite

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Sc dull violet brown , horiz. pair, light shade , almost a normal brown. Margins all round, very large on three sides. Tied by single blue Oct. 17, 1861 to small, neat white envelope (portion NASHVILLE, blue pictorial name erased), bearing large attractive of addressee's and N. C. Pretty to Murfreesboro, comer card at left, addressed rare cover ........................•••-...............-•------··········--····--·--······•·.............. (61XS) 400.oo+

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SECOND

324

SESSION

NASHVILLE,

TENN

110

I0c green, rich deep color, fresh, partly close at right but not cut into, Otherwise margins all round. Tied by blue ASHVILLE, July 27, 1861 to fragment. A very desirable copy of this rarity (6IX6) 750.00+ See ill 11,Strati9n

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I0c green, fresh copy, cut to frame line small plate at bottom ri g ht, otherwise margins all round , fine. Tied by blue NASHVILLE, Sept. 15, 1861 to small, neat amber envelope (name of addressee partly erased), addressed to Shelbyville, Tenn. Very rare stamp and cover (61X6) l,Z00.00 Frnm th e "8 eybolc1" Collection S ee ill1istra"tion

NASHVILLE

111

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MARCH

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10c g reen and 5c carmine, both margins all sides , except 10c cut to frame line at top right; minor bend s. Tied by sing le blue NASHV ILLE, Aug. 21, 1861 to neat, s lig htl y restored homerare made a m ber envelope to Athens, T enn. Excessively combination 5c, 10c cover and probabl y unique .. (61X6, Z) 1300.00+ S ee illust ratio n AS H VILL E, Jul y 5c b lue on amber en ve lope. P os tm ark ed in b lue 9, 186 1, add r es ed to Ma ri on, A la. ea t co1·er , sti ll enc l. its o r ig ina l le tt er, ve r y f in e .................................................................................... (61XU ! ) GA. NEWNAN,

5c black on fawn, pen cance lled on sm all canary yellow home-made enve lope , torn and mended at bottom but neat and attractive. Postmarked NEWNAN, Ga., June 2-1, also bearing "PAID 5", addres se d to Macon , Ga . The only known cop y. Unlisted S cott; listed but mu ch underpriced by Dietz at $250 ········•··•·•···················································-············· ······················ See illust rat ion

40.00

THIRD DAY OF SALE

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7th, 1956 AT TWO O'CLOCK

l N TH E TR [ANON ROOM o f th e AMBASSADOR -

Pa rk Avenue

and 51s t St r ee t, New York

SALE

NEW

329

330

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331 * 83

329

HOTEL City -

No. 991

ORLEANS , LA.

330

331

2c blue, with Imprint at top; un used, tw o thinnin gs, one i'I s he et ma rg in , very fin e appea ra nce an d v ery rar e with Impri n t ........ (62X l ) See illustrat-ion 2c blue, vert. pair, showin g three line Imprint at bottom , o. g ., creased, attra ct ive pair and excess ively rare. Apparently no other co py with the three line Imprint on record ···- ········································- ····· (62Xl) See illustration 2c blue, blo ck of 4, o. g ., so mewh a t stai ned, corne r cr ease and horiz. fold in cent er betw ee n the stamps, mar g in s all sides. Unpriced in blk and very ra re ············-·········· ········-··············································· (62X l ) Su ill,u fra1'on.

113

NEW

All Ne w Orlean s can ce llations

332

ORLEAN S , LA .

MA R C H 7th,

1956

are sin g le circle unl ess oth erwi se me ntion ed.

333

332 6

2c blu e, horiz. pair , on pi ece, eac h stamp full "P Al D" can e., pair ti ed by sin g le N EW ORLEANS . Slig ht faults but ve r y attra cti ve . Unpric ed in used pair and exce edin g ly rar e ···-· ··········-·••··············· ( 62XI) Bee W-u..,tralion

333 ~

2c blue, mar g in s all side s ex ce pt cut to fram e lin e small pla ce bottom ri g ht, ve r y fin e. Tied b y NEW ORLEA NS, Jul y 26, 1861 to small . n eat folded printed circular to N at chez, Mis s. Choi ce co,ve r ( 62X l )

150.00

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334 i:;g]

rig ht , nearl y ve ry f in e. T ied by N EW ORL E AN S, Jul y 29, 1861 to small, n ea t lig ht buff un sea led enve lop e to Libert y, Mis s., still incl. ori ginal printed circular ·····························-························································· (6ZX1) 811 mw tratto11,

Zc blu e, mar g ins pra ct icall y all round , tin y corn er creas e top

150.00

TH I RD .S E SS IO N

335 I

336 1'.Zl

N EW

ORLEAN

S, L A.

Zc blu e, mar g in s all r ound ( clo se sm a ll pla ce bott om left but clear ). T ied by NE W O RL E AN S, S ept . 4, 1861 t o sma ll, neat printed circular t o Mount Lebanon , La . .. ........................................... ............ ( 6ZXI ) S ee illustrat ion opposite Zc blu e, cut to fra m e lin e at top ri g ht , oth erw ise mar g in s all round and part s h eet mar g in at left , fa int cr ea se. T ied by N EW ORLE ANS to small , n eat print ed cir cular , dat ed Fe b. 22, 1862, addr esse d to M emphi s, Te nn. .................................................................................... . ( 62X 1) S ee illustrat-ion opposit e

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2c blu e, thr ee sin g les, fin e to ver y fin e, ti ed by NE W ORLEA N S, Dec . I ( 1861) to small , n eat cove r ( fold ed pri ce curr ent w ith letter ) to Wood ville, Mi ss . Ve ry inter es tin g ove rp a id sin g le letter rat e. Out standin g cove r , probabl y uniqu e ....... ••·························· ... (62Xl ) From th e "E11ierson" Collection S ee ill1istration opposit e

3.38 iZJ

Zc blu e, hori z. pa ir, m a rg in s all sid es, ve ry fin e. T ied by EW ORL EANS , Se pt. 5, to s mall, neat blu e en ve lop e ( torn on ba ck) to San A ntoni o, Tex., a pp a r entl y pay ing th e doubl e un se aled print ed m a tt er r at e. Pa ir on cove r list ed but not pr ice d a nd exces si vely rar e .... .............................. ..................... ................... .......... .... (62X 1) S ec illustration opposit e

3.39IZJ

2c blu e, HORI ZONTA L ST RIP OF F I VE. Left h a nd st a mp cut into , oth er w ise m a rg in s a ll si des, ve rt. cr ea se thr o ug h co,ve r a nd seco nd st a mp. T ied by NEW ORLE AN S , O ct . 12 (186 1) t o sm a ll, neat fold ed lett er to Aug usta , Ga . U niqu e cove r fro m w h ich th e cat . listin g wa s mad e. U npriced and pr oba bly th e m ost out s ta ndin g Ne w Orl ea ns it em in ex istence .................................................................... .................. ... (6ZX 1) S ee illustrat ion

114

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340

SESS I ON

NEW ORLEAN S, LA.

2c red, unus ed, tiny unnot iceable oil stain , Yery fine ...... ......... (62X2 )

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342

116

342

15.00

343

2c red , wid e shee t marg in at left (2 1mm ) , o. g., fresh, very fine (62X2 ) See illustration

2c r ed, hori z. pair , o. g., small to lar ge mar g in all side s, ve r y fine; unpri ced ....... .............................................................................................. (62X2)

See illustration 3-13

2c red, mar g in s all sides , clea r N EW ORL EA ve ry fin e ......................... ............................ ,....

S ca ne., dat ed Apr . 4, ......... ..... . (62X2) 150.00

S ee illustration

344 !Zl

2c r ed, mar g in s all sides, ve r y fine but for minor s urf a ce disturban ce a nd slig ht cr ease in bottom. rig ht corn er. Ti ed by NE W OR.LEANS , M ar ch 22 to t iny nea t oran ge locall y used en ve lope, pa y ing th e drop Jett er rat e. T h e 2c r ed is of g r ea t rarit y on cover. P oss ibly not more than som e 4 or 5 ex ist .......................................................................... (62,X2,) 500.00

F,rom t he "Seybold " Collection See illmtr ation

NEW

117

MARCH

ORLEANS , LA.

7th, 1956

✓~-~-6n~-~

cC-/&-,A-· 34.'i IZI

.1460

347

2c red, margins all sides except frame line cut at top ri g ht. Tied by NBW OR!LEANS, Jan. 25 (1862) to small, neat manila wrapp er to Memphis, Tenn ., still en cl. ori g inal printed cir cular. An out standin g example of this great cover rarity of which probabl y not mor e than -- ------ ( 62X2 ) -----------------------------------------------------some 4 or S exist -----------S ee illustrat ion Sc brown on white, full, clear "PAID" corn er cr ease out side des ig n .. __

ca ne., ve r y f in e desp it e tiny .. (62X 3) 12.50+

Sc brown on white, "PATD " ca ne.. sm a ll co rn er cr ease, ...............--------.. ..____________ ..___ _...,...__ la rge ma rg in s ...,.._____

348

500.00

349

348 6

Sc brown on white, large m a rgins, showing sm all porti on o f I mpr int at bo tt o111 ( P os. 35) , ti ed _) _ (62X3 ______________ 0 11 piece. sup erb _____________________ S ee illustration

3-19 6

Sc brown on white, top sheet m argin copy with (Pos. 4 in sheet) . Tied IMPRINT INVERTED on pie ce, mar g ins all sides , extremely fine. Excessi vely rare, only one other example known . (62X3) Listed in Dietz Cat. at $1000 -------------·-· 11111 / rated in th e D ietz book See ill11stration

350 6

Sc brown on white, vert. strip of 5, the compl. second row of sheet. Very large margins all sides , showin g small portion of Imprint at top, tied _____ (62X3) ___ on small piece. Very rare strip ____ See ill1tstration

fin e w ith (62X3)

12.50

THIRD

.1.'il [_

SESSION

N E'.'f

ORLEANS

, LA.

118

Sc brown on white , ext r e m e ly f in e, ti ed hy >i'E\ V OR !.1°A:-S:S, A ug . .1 t o s m all, n eat o r ange

c m ·e lope to Alligat o r P . 0 .. La.

Sr e illu lration

((,2X."I)

:l0.00

oppo sil e

5c brown on white, m a r g in s thr ee si d es. s ligh tl y cut int o at h otto rn . Ti e d t o small. n ~at folded lette r t o ?vf emphi s. T en n . h y NEW OR-

LEA NS , June 16 (1861),

one of the earliest

known

dates

of use ((,2X3)

S ee illustrat ion opposit e Sc brown on white, large mar g ins, very fine. Tied by ST. FRANCIS-

VILLE, La., June 27 to small, neat orange envelope to Laurel Hill. La. Cover bear s ms. "B. S. Packet St'mr Acadia! ", also ms. "Due" and stamped "5". Very interesting and rare cover . (62X.3) Frnm 1hr "Sl rphr 11 D. Rr01n1" C'nllr,•/irm See il/11stralion opposill'

.'l.'i-t I.

Sc brown on white,

horiz. pair, lar ge mar g in s, n eg lig ihk lig ht co rn l' r crease t op le ft. very fin e . T ied by "P A[D' ' t o s mall, neat whit<' e ll\ ·clo p c , !l t11kd i\E vV OR I.E .-\>1S. Jul _v 23, a ddr esse d t o P o rt R o v a l.

\' a .

............................... .......... .............. ...... ............ S ec il111 s/rnli o11 oppo~il r

. (62X3 J

65.00

Sc brown on white, horiz. pair with left sheet margin, fin e to ,·c r y iin l'. Ti e d by XE \\ ' ORLEAJ\S, July 14 t o sm all. nc.:at a mb er L'n, ·e lope. addressed t o Co l. H e nry :.I ar s hall, Co n federate Co n g r ess, Ri ch mond, \ ·a. .. ............................ ........ ....... .... . ...... (<J2X.l) See illustration oppos ita

356\Z]

Sc brown on white, horiz. sheet margin pair, fine (crease betw ee n stamps, faintly stained) and a U.S. 1857 3c red (ve ry g ood), on a small, neat folded letter June 14, 1861 New Orleans to Eddyville, Kentucky . The pair is tied by NEW ORLEANS, June (day ind ecipherable but obviously very early). When it rea ched Louisville, Ky . the 3c 1857 was not recognized, though cane. and tied by the Louisville blue grid and by pencil lines , and the cover marked "SOUT Hn. LETTER UNPAID" and "DUE 3", both in blue, latter aim tying the New Orleans pmk. A marvelous and very interesting cover of great rarity, only on e similar cove r believed to exist .................. ........... (62X3; U.S. 26) See il.l11stration

<,., .00+

... --. . ./~~L

-~-

.Â·

THIRD

SESSION

NEW

ORLEANS

, LA .

120

357 0

Sc ochr e, very ear ly Jun e elat e, lar ge mar g in s, supe rb ............... (62X 3b ) 50.00+ S ee illustrat ion

358 1'.Zl

Sc ochre, ma rg in s all s,icles , ti ed by double circl e KE W ORLEANS , Jun e 18 ( ?) , 1861 t o small, n eat o ran ge enve lop e t o Vi cksbur g, Nfiss . (62X3b ) ec illu stration oppo sit e

75.00

359 IZl

Sc ochre, mar g in s a ll r oun d , ti ed by clear Âˇ' P .-\ lD' ' t o small , neat. nea rly co mp!. amb er env elope t o Ca nt o n. Mi ss. Co ver is p mk cl N E \,V ORL EAKS, Au g . 21 an d bear s rar e and unusual "CANTON, ADV 2, SEP" ... .......................................... ........ . . (62 ' 3b ) 75.00+ See illu strat ion opp osit e

360 IZ]

5c ochre, horiz. pair, margins all sides and showing portions of adjoining stamps at top, very fine . Cane. by two clear strikes of "PAID" and tied to small , neat orange envelope , pmkd NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 14, addressed to Fredericksburg, Va . Choice and rare cover ( 6ZX3b) ee illu s trati on opp osi le

361 IZJ

Sc ochre, vert. pair, margins all sides, very fine. Tied by single NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 11 to small, neat nearly compl. yellow envelope to Jefferson , Texas. Another choice and rare cover .......... (62X3b) Sec illu stra ti on opp osit e

362

363

364

.1r.,:;

Sc brown on blue, o . g .. fr es h , mar g in s a ll sides, min o r g um \\Ti nkl es a nd tiny bro wn sta in o n hac k , very fin e ...................................... (62X 4) See illu strot ion opp o il c

35.00

Sc brown on blue, top sheet marg in copy ( P os. 4), with Imprint, a lso adh erin g Im print o f a dj o inin g stamp a t ri g ht , o. g ., fr esh, ,Âˇe ry fin e (62X4 ) 35.00+ ee illu strat ion opp osite Sc brown on blue, horiz . strip of 3 with bottom sheet mar g in and Imprint (Pos. 34, 35, 36). O. g., brilliant fresh, ce nter stamp faint vert. crease; a marvelous strip and very rare ... ...... ................. (62X4) ee ill u tra tion opp osit e Sc brown on blue, blk of 3, with sheet margin and Imprint at top (Pos . 4, 5 and 13). 0. g., margins all sides, creases and two small age stains (one of which is in margin), but attractive and l very rare (62X4) 120.00+ 'ee illu strat ion opp osi te

THIRD

SESSION

NEW

ORLEANS

, LA.

122

.166 0

Sc brown on blue , la rge m a rg ins, v e r y fin e .................................

31,7 6.

Sc brown on blue, ti ed 0 11 pi e ce. lar ge mar g i11s, tra ce o f cr ea se at bo tt o m lef t ; \"c ry iin e . (6.2X-1) 1.2.: 0+

.168 0

Sc brown on blue, lar ge mar g in s. s ho \\"i11g p o rti o n o f adj o inin g- s t a mp a t to p ; \"c ry fi11c ....... _ .... (62X -1) 1.2.j0+

369 0

5c brown on blue, unn o ti ce abl e ti11y br o \\"n s t a in: fin e \\"ith 111arg i11, a ll s id es ........................................... .................... .... ((,ZX-1)

370

371 0

Sc brown on blue, la rge mar g in , v e ry fi n e

. (62X-1)

12.50

12.jU

(6.2X-1)

Sc brown on blue , cane. by Postmaster's Provisional envelope handstamp "P D. 5 CTS, N. 0. P . O.", m a r g i11s all s id es exce pt cut t o fra111e lin e s mall plac e ri g ht bo tt o m ............. ........ (1> 2X4 )

S ee ill1tst ration 37.2 0

Sc brown on blue, horiz. pair, '·PATD .. ca11c., m a r g in s thr ee s id es, cut t o fr a m e lin e a t lef t ........ .......................................... .... .. ...... ..... . (/J2X-t)

373 0

Sc bro -wn on blue , ve rt. pair, ··PA ID ·• ca11c., mar g in s all sick s, s m all co rn er cr ease with ti11y te a r i11 t op r ig h t mar g in o ut s id e cles io-11

37-t

cr,.2:x4>

Sc brown on blue, vert. blk of 6 (Pos. 4, 5, 12, 13, 20, 21). Mar g ins all sides showing small portion of Imprint at top, "PA ID" cane ., rig ht hand row ironed out crease with faint staining and small repair at bottom , exceptional blk and ve ry rare ..................... (62X4) See ill irnlration

.25.00

.2:i.00

123

N EW

ORLE ANS , LA .

MARCH

7th, 1956

Sc brown on blue, ex tr em ely fi ne; ti ed by NEW ORLEANS . Sep t . 27 M iss. (1861) to sm a ll, n eat 01·ange en\"elo pe to Shieldsl>orough, (62X 4)

20.00

.176 IZJ

Sc bro w n on blue, very fin e, ti ed by NEvV ORLEAT\ . , Oct. 12 to small. (62 X 4) neat bu ff e1n-elopc to :..Jatch ez, Mi ss. . ........ ........................

20.00

:m 1zi

Sc bro w n on blu e, ex tr em ely fine: ti ed by NF:\ V ORLEA.:\IS , Oct. 30 ( 18<il ) to small. nea t \\'hite em ·e lopc to ?-Jatchez, Mi ss . .. . (62X +)

20.00

Sc bro w n on blue, n :r y fine. sho win g· portion of adj oining stamp a t t op : ti ed hy NE \ V ORLEANS, Oct. 30 to sma ll, n ea t nea rl y comp!. . (6 2X -l) lig ht buf f en ve lope t o P o-rt Gib so n, 1 [ iss. ..

20.00

Sc brow n on blu e, m a rg in s all round. very small at top: ti ed hy .:\IE\ V ORLEANS. Oct. 2.'i ( I, ,I) t a very small . neat " ·hit c em · lope t o (<,2X-l) Mi ss. i\atchcz.

20.00

Sc brown on blu e, tin y nick at hott o m, fin e . ti ed by doub le cir cle N l~\ V ' m·. i, 1861 t o small, nea t huff en\'elopc t o \ Vo och ·illc. ORLEA>IS, ... .... .. .. . ... .. (6 2X +) .. . .. ...... .. ....... .. . .... Mi ss . ...

20.00

.175 1.'.Zl

379 I

380 1:zl

.181 1__

Sc bro w n on blue, ma rg in s all sides. very sm al l at bottom. On small . neat 0 ra 11ge e nv elope to )Jc\\' Orleans . pr obably o r ig inat ing fr0111 r ive r boat. Cane . and ti ed 0 11 ar rival by double cir cle NEW OR LEANS, Sept. 11. 1861. Sca r ce cover fro m th e a r ro ll H oy co rr esp0 nd e11ce ................................................ ............................................. ..... (62X -l)

.,82 l:z]

Sc brow n on blue, ext r em ely fin e, on a . imilar white env elope to '\Tew O rlea ns \\'ith sa m e ca ne. and fro m th e sa me co r r espo nd ence (62X -l)

.183 'Zl

Sc brow n on blue, ex tr emely fin e. On small, neat oran ge enve lop e to New Orleans. Cove r bears oval "STEA M E R GEN L. QU ITM AN" in blue and is can e. and tied on arriva l by doubl e circle NE W ORLEAN S, Oct . 23, 1861. Rare cover fr om th e Carroll Ho y corres pon.. .. ( 62X 4) .. ........... ....... ....... dence

See illustration

THIRD

38~ l!Zl

SESSION

NEW

ORLEANS

, LA .

Sc blue, horiz . pair, margin a ll ides , very fine . Ti ed by NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 22 to small, neat whit e env elope (d efe ctiv e o n ba ck) to Gri.ffin, Ga ... .............. ...................... ............................ ................... (62X4) See ill1 1 trnt ion opposite

385 i~

Sc brown on blu e, ve rt. pair with bottom sheet margin and Imprint (P os. 31 and 39) Âˇ v ery la rge mar a in s upe rb . Each stamp cane. by "PAID " and tied by sing le NEW ORLEANS , Oct. 8 (]861) to sma ll, n eat fold ed lett er t o Au g usta, Ga . A marv elous pair and cho ice COV'er .. ....................................................... ........................... (62X 4; ee illiistrat ion opposite

386 IZJ

Sc brown, horiz. pair and ve rt. pair, former large marg ins with portion of Imprint at top (t iny sc rape in bottom margin), oth er larg e margins thr ee sides, cut into at top. Cane. by EW ORLEANS , Oct. ZJ (1861) on small , neat buff enve lope (to m oÂˇn back), the ve rt. pair tied. Addressed to Manchester, S. C. Attracti ve and rare cover {62X4) ee illustrati on oppo.~it e

387 I~

388 389

* *

50.00

Sc blue on ,bluish , PRI TED ON BO T H SIDES. Lar ge mar g in s, vert. crease caused by th e doubl e print. On small, fold ed letter to East Baton Rouge, La. , tied by NEW ORLEANS, Dec. J . T he stamp has been lift ed and affix ed by hin ge to s how back. Only 5 or 6 copies exist printed on both s ides, excessive ly rar e on cover .................... (62X 4a) 350.00+ See illustrat ion

Sc brown on ye llowi sh, horiz. pair, o. g ., very fin e .................. ....... (62X5)

35.00

Sc brown on ye llowi sh, bottom right corn er pair, showin g part of Imprint , o. g. , faint crea se, oth erwi se very fin e ............................... (62X5) 35.00+ See illustrat ion opposite

390 * '[!;!) Sc brown on ye llowish , blk of lZ ( 3x4) , with bottom Imprint ( Po s. 11-13 to 35-37). Brilliant mint and fre sh, exceptionally fine (62XS) See illust ration opposit e :l91

124

* i6l S:;; brown on yellowish, blk of 12 (3x4) , from bottom ri g ht comer of sheet fresh,

with sheet mar g in and Imprint at bottom. Brilliant mint and faint oil stain at ri g ht , otherwis e ver y fine .................. (62XS) See illustrat ion opposit e

THIRD

SESSION

NEW

ORLEA

N S, L A.

126

Sc brown e n y ellowi sh, COMPL ETE SHE ET OF FO RTY, w ith top and bottom Imprint and shee t mar g in s at th e sides . N o g um and som e defec t s but quit e attra cti ve and exc ess ive ly rar e; probabl y th e onl y ex istin g full shee t ........... .................................. . ( 62XS ) 740.00+ From th e "ll imm E. Deals " Collection l/ 711.strated in the Dietz bool:

S ee illiistrat ion

393 393

39-t

Sc brown on y ellowi s h, showin g portion of Imprin t at top and tra ces of th e in ve rt . Imprint (Pos. 6); unu se d , ve r y fine; Di e t z 100 (62X5 va r .J

See illiistrat ion

39+

5c brown on y ellowi sh , sam e vari et y a s pr ev ious , horiz . strip of 3 ( Po s. 3, 4, 5) . O. g., fr es h , ve r y f in e; p r obabl y uni qu e in strip; Di et z $Joo+ .............................................. ....... ....... ........................ ... .....( 62X S var. ) Se e illiistration

7th,

1956

396

395 395

MARCH

ORLEA NS, LA.

NEW

127

5c RED. Mar g in s all sides, lightl y cane . by town and full "DUE" . which ha ve mostl y been backed up , but a very Thinnings, cop y of thi s g reat rarit y . Only two others exist, attractive on e of which is unused ........................................................ (6ZX6) 2,500.00

S ee illitstration

Sc RED O ' BLUE. Mar g ins all sides, cane. by town and copy " PA ID ". Thinned and closed tear but a ve ry attractive rarity, of which only one other of thi s g r eat Confederate ... (62X7) 2,500.00 co py ex ist s, which is also not perfect ......

S ee illitstration

NE W

397

SMYRNA , FLA.

10c on Sc bla ck, surchar ge reads "01", on white paper with bla ck ruled lin es. Vertical crease, uncancelled on small, neat envelope with 7 star flag in blu e and red . white Patriotic Co ver b ea rs op en cir cular " EW SMYRNA , Fla. , Feb. 10" Grove, N. C. to Castanea also " PAID" and is addressed Another fabulous rarit y which is belie ve d to be the only one in existence ·····························································-·········· ····• (6JXI) 2,000.00

From t lle "F errari " Collection S ee illitstration

TH I RD SESSION

PETERSBURG,

128

VA .

PETERSBURG , VA.

398 398

399

Sc red, P os. 5, unu sed, ma rg in s a i'l sides, part

Sc red, Pos . 6, pa rt o. g., bar ely touch ed at right, marg in s ot her sides

400 * EE

shee t mar g in s top and right, sm a ll thinnin g; very rar e unu se d ........................................ (6j ,X J) See illustration

with part s hee t m arg ins lef t and bot t o m ; thinn ed with tiny hole in bottom lef t corne r , ma inly in mar g in ........................................ (65,X l ) S ee illustration

Sc red, BLOCK OF FOUR. (Pos. 2, 3, 7, 8) with gutter at top and showing large portions of two stamps (Pos. 7 and 8) of another pane. O. g., some faults. Unused multiples are listed but not priced and are excessively rare. This blk is undoubtedly unique .... (65Xl)

See m'U-Stration

150.00

PETERSBURG

129

401 0

MARCH

, VA .

7t h , 1956

OF TEN. All SttEET R.ECO STR.UCTED Sc red, COMPLETE singles with blue cane., Po s. 7 small scissors cut at bottom, but sheet in general fine to very fine, the indi vidual stamps with margins as shown by the illustration . Only a few such reconstructed ----------( 65X 1) 850.00+ ---------------------------------------------sheets exist ----......_.._..__------------------See illustration

" c; -•J,1'!'0 1 "·V1·111• · pll08S1i.

:r,tg'l''W't-

403

402 402 f:::.

' o/

ides, sligh tl y Sc red, Pos. 7, fresh, good color, lar ge marg in s three R G, Oct. 6 to part cove r touch cl at left, tied by blu e PETERSB

(65Xl ) 85.00+

See illustration 403 f:::.

Sc red, severed horiz. pair , Pos. 2 and J. Both wide sheet margin at top, Pos. 2 ornaments slightly touched at bottom and partly at right, Va, to part cover paper wrinkle. Tied by blue PETER.SBUR.G, (65Xl) 170.00+

See inu,tratio n

THIRD

SESSION

PETER

-10-1

S BU RG , VA .

130

-l05

40-1 6.

Sc red , two singles, seve red pair, Po s. 4 and 3; fresh, one margins practicall y all r ound, other few ornam e nts bar e ly tou ched, tied by single blu e PETERSB U RG, Oct . 31 to piece .. .. ... (6 5Xl) 170.00+ S ee il liistra tion

405 6.

Sc red , horiz. pair , Pos. 4 and 5, mar g in s practi ca lly all round , fr es h, faintl y creas ed at upp er ri g ht , ve ry fin e. Tied on pi e<:e (lifted and affi xe d by hin ge) by blu e PETER SBURG, Oct. 24. Pair unpric ed and ve ry rar e ........ ................................ ................... ........... ... . . (6 5X I) See i ll1istration

-106 l;zl

Sc r ed, Pos. 3. A ma g nificent copy of exce ptionall y dee p co lor and with lar ge mar g ins , showing portion of adjoinin g stamp at rig ht, superb. Tied by blue PE TE RSBURG, Nov. 5 to small, neat amber envelope to Gaston, N. C. ................................................. . ........................... (65Xl) S ee ill1tstration oppo sit e

-l07[Z]

Sc red , Pos. 4. Fresh cop y, part of ornaments slig htl y touched at left , otherwise with larg e margins, showing portions of three adjoining stamps. Tied by blu e PETERSBURG, Oct. 18 to small, neat buff envelope to No rth Carolina, bearin g blu e oval loca l merchant's return card ..... ..... .. .. ....... ..... ..................... . . ... ... .. . (65Xl ) 100.00+ S ec ill11strnl ,io11 oppo8i/ c

-108 IZJ

Sc red, Po s. 8. Fresh, g ood color, mar g in s all sides and ex tr emel y fine but for unnoti cea bl e lig ht ve rt . crea se . T ied by PETERSBURG , Nov. 19 to small, neat fold ed lett er to Chri stians ville, Va. (6 5Xl) 100.00 S ee illÂˇustration oppo it e

-109 IZJ

Sc red , Pos. 10. Corn er mar g in s right and bottom , mar g ins other sides exce pt ornaments barely touched at bottom lef t. Tied by blu e PETERSBURG , Dec. 24 to small, n ea t amber en ve lope to Exchange, N. C., bearin g attractive local m erc hant 's return ca rd in blu e (65X I) 100.00+ S ee illustration oziposil c

-110 l:zl

Sc red, two singles, Pos. 2 and l. Mar g in s practically all round ( Po s. 2 scissors cut at bottom left out side of des ig n). Tied by blu e PETERSB U RG, Sept. 27 to ve ry small, neat blu e en ve lop e to M emphis, Tenn. Pretty cover . ... ...... ................... . (6 5Xl) 185.00+ S ec illÂˇus trcrtion oppo sit e

411 IZJ

Sc red , two sin g les, Pos. 1 and 4. Former mar g in s all s ide s and full corner mar g ins at top and left , other sheet mar gi n at top and margins oth er sid es exce pt slig htly tou ch ed at bottom , faintly stained. Can e. by sin g le PETERSBURG, S ept. 24, on sm a ll, neat amber enve lope to New Orleans, bearin g attractive loca l m er chant 's return card in red. Choic e cover fr om the Carroll Ho y corr es pond ence (65Xl) S ee illu s tration oziposit e

THIRD

SESSION

PETERSBURG,

VA.

5c red, hori z. pair, Pos. 9 and 10. Touched in places, still fine to very fine . Tied by blue PETBRSBURG, Nov. 22 to sma ll, neat enve lope to New Orleans. Pair on cover listed but not amber Very rare cover from the Carroll Hoy correspo nd ence ...... pri ced. (65Xl) See illustrat ion

4131Z!

5c red, vert. pair, Pos. 3 and 8. Fresh, slightly cut into but ve ry attractive pair. Ti ed by blue PETERSBURG, Dec . 7 to orange envelope to New Orleans. Pair on cover listedsma ll, neat but not priced and very rare, especially a vert. pair. Choice cover from the Carroll Hoy correspondence .............................................................. (65X1) From the "E merson" Collection See illustrat ion

132

PETERSBURG

133

, VA .

MARCH

Issue 1861 Sc green, to New Orleans, tied from which th e catHoy correspondence (65Xl; G. I. 1) From the "St eph en D. B rown " and "Em erson" Collections See illustration

Sc red, (Pos. 1) used in combination with General to pay 10c rate. On, small, neat white envelope Jan. 5. Unique cover, by blue PETERSBURG, alogue listing was made. From th e Carroll

414 IZ!

PITTSYLVANIA

COURT

HO US E , VA.

Wove paper.

415

7th,

Sc dull red, UNUSED with nearly full o. g. Unpriced unused, excessively rare, probably unique; signed W. H. C.(olson) (66Xl) S ee illustration

1956

THIRD

416 6.

SESS ION

PITTSYLVANIA

COURT

HOUSE,

134

VA .

Sc dull red, cut octagonally. Tied on piece by clear PITTSYLVANIA C.H., Va., Nov. 2Z; ve ry rar e; only some 10 to 1Z cop ies exist. Listed cut to shape $400 ..................................................................... (66X l ) 400.00+ See ilhtstrat ion

e//4 •

•

<ZXc 1/);. rfftit

;t.:

•

Sc dull red. Hu ge margins all sides, tied by clear PITTSYLVANIA C. H. , Va ., Nov. 5 (1861) to small , neat folded letter to Williamsbur g, Va. The stamp has partl y toned paper but is by far the most outstandin g copy of this g r ea t rarity (66Xl) 1,500.00 See illustrat ion

COUR T HOUSE

PITTSYLVANIA

135

418 1:zl

MARCH

, VA .

C.H., Sc dull red. F r es h copy, tied by clear PITTSYLVANIA Va., Sept. Z7 to a ve ry small , n ea t white enve lop e to Va . One of the fin er copi es of th e 4 or 5 Williamsburg, that ex ist of this g r eat rarit y ......................................... (66X l) 1,500.00 Se e illustration

Laid paper .

.d, R/4vf~

oj d ~

.....d

ofv "

~ .,;,., V" (

419

7th,

Sc dull red. A fresh cut sq uar e copy of good co lor, faint ve rt . cr ease and light sta in in mar g in at left outside of des ig n , st ill the finest copy in ex ist en ce . Tied by clear PITTSYLVAN IA C.H ., Va ., Oct. 9 ( 1861) to small , neat folded letter (fro nt , top and one si de flap). Only Z other copie s are believe d to ex ist, one cut squa r e copy off cover , one cut to shap e on cove r. T hi s is th e onl y cut squar e copy of th e laid paper known on cover, unli st ed thus by Scott. The less rar e (66X2) wove pap er pr ice d at $1,500 ........................................ See ill1istration

1956

TH I RD S E SSI ON

P L EASANT

PLEASANT

SHADE , VA .

136

SH A DE, VA.

F iÂˇve varieti es-not t en as erron eously believed-in horizon tal row. P rinted from t he left ha.lf of th e prin t ing form of the P et ersburg Pro visio nal. P leasant S had e P os. 1 corresponds to P etersbnrg Pos. 1; Pos. 2 "to Pos. 6; Pos. 3 to PoR. 2; Po s. 4 to P os. 7 and Pos. 5 to Pos. 3.

420 420

421

4::?2

421

Sc blue , Po s. 4. Fres h unus ed copy , partl y clo se at left , margi ns othe r sides, neg lig ible tin y thinnin gs , ve ry fin e fo r this rarit y ...... (67Xl) See illustrat ion Sc blue, Po s. 5. Unused, cut into at left , large marg ins oth er s ides w ith part shee t marg in at rig ht. Small thinnin gs and s lig htl y creased. A ve ry prese ntable copy of t his g reat rarity .............................. ( 67Xl) See illust rati on

blu e, VE R T ICAL PA IR , both stamp s Pos. 1. Unu se d, defec ti ve, es pe ciall y th e low er stamp wh ich is bac ked by hin ges, but ve ry attra ct ive pair. Unpr ice d and excess ive ly rar e. Thi s pa ir and th e blo ck of fe r ed in th e fo llowin g lot ar e t he onl y un use d multipl es be lieve d to ex ist of th e P leasant Shad e. Pr ice d $1700 as two sing les .......................... (67X l ) 1,700.00+ See illust ration

850.00

PLEASANT

137

42:J J\'ffi]

-12-tt:,

SHADE,

VA .

MARCH

7th , 1956

BLOCK OF SIX, both rows Pos. 2, 3 Sc blue, HORIZONTAL and 4. Unused, bottom row horiz. crease and a few minor for such a fabulous condition excellent imperfections, rarity. Famous unique blk from which the catalogue listing items in was made. On e of the outstandin g Confederate existence. Unpriced as a blk. Catalogue value $5100 as 6 singles ...................................................................................... (67Xl) s,100.00+ Se~ ill'U8tration,

Sc blue, Pos. 4. Mar g ins all round except two ornament tips barely tou ched top rig ht, slightly age stain ed. Tied by blu e PLEASANT SHADE, Va., Apr. 23 to piece. A fine and desirable copy of this great rarity ···-····················································································· ( 67Xl) 1,750,00+ 811 mufroHo~

THIRD

S E S SION

4.25 l;zJ

426 IZJ

PLEASANT

SHADE

, VA.

Sc blu e, P os. 3. F r es h cop y, s lig htl y tou ched in pla ces , bar ely noti ceabl e hori z. creas e befor e being affi xe d, fin e. Tie d by clear blu e PL EiASANT SHADE , Va ., Ma y 21 to small , n ea t brown en ve lop e t o Chri stian sv ille, Va. O nly on e oth er sing le on cove r believ ed to ex ist, off er ed in th e follo w ing lot . On e of th e out standin g Conf ed erat e cove r s in ex iste nce ( 67X l ) 3,000.00 From the "F errari " Collection S ee illustra"tion

Sc blu e, P os. 1. Lar ge mar g ins all sid es, sh ee t or g utt er marg in a t left and t op , partl y ton ed pap er . T ied by blu e P L EAS ANT SH A DE , Va. , April 14 to sm a ll, neat g ray ish m a nil a enve lop e (s mall pi ece mis sing in upp er rig ht corn er ) . On e of t he .t w o s ing les believe d to ex ist on cove r , th e oth er bein g offere d in th e pr ece din g lot. A noth er out st a ndin g Co nfe dera t e cove r ....................... ..................... ... ..... ......... ........ . (67Xl) 3,000.00 Se e illi,stration

1Âˇ38

PLEASANT

139

-127 !

SHADE

, V A.

MARCH

7th,

1956

Sc blue, HOR.I ZO, TAL PAIR., Pos. 4 and 5. Margins all s ides except a few ornament tip s tou ch ed, tin y mar g inal tear a t ot herw ise ve r y ri g ht and sam e sta mp minor dis coloration; T SHADE, Va., N ov. 24 fine. Tied by clear blu e PLEASA to small, ve ry nea t home-mad e manila envelope to Petersbu rg, Va . T h e only known us ed pair on or off cove r. F amous rarity and one of the most out sta ndin g and ce lebrat ed Con(67X 1) 6,000.00 ........ ...... federate pieces in ex iste nce " Collections " amrl "E111erso11 From f11e "Il i11cl S re il/ug/ro t ion m1r1 calor zilot e

TH I RD

SESSION

PLUM CREEK, TEXAS PLU M CREEK,

-128 I

140

TEXAS.

"10" manu sc ript on blui sh paper with rul ed fram e lin es, small diamond shaped adh es ive sta mp. On v ery small, neat home,....made manila enve lop e, bearin g ms . "Plum Creek, July 16, 64", also " paid 10 cts", latt er t y ing th e stamp, addressed to Gonzales, Texas. Unli sted S cott and Dietz; probabl y unique ........................ .................................... See illust ration PORT

LAVACA,

TEXAS.

/lf/J if,_, ,,J

-l291Z]

I0 c bla ck on white pap er with blu e rul ed lines on ba ck, adhe sive stamp with picture of Missis sippi Ri ver ste amer . Large margins all sides, c omer creas e outside des ig n at top ri g ht , uncan ce lled on very small, neat e nve lop e, postmark ed PORT LAVACA , Tex., Jan. 19, addr esse d to Prairie Lea, Texas. The onl y known copy of this very inter esti ng Provisional. Unlisted Scott; underpriced by Dietz at $1000 ............ .

Il l1u1trated in f 1ill i n th e Dietz cat alogue See illustrat ion

Lot also in cl piece with strip of 3 of U.S. 3c 1857 tied by the PORT 1LA VACA, Texas postmark as found on th e cover.

same

141

RALEIGH , N . C.

MARCH

7th , 1956

RALEIGH, N. C.

4:l0 I

Sc red on whit e envelope. Beautiful tiny 10 star flag Patr iotic in red . C., addre ssed to Charand blue. Postmarked in blue RALEIGH, lotte , N. C. A lovely cover .................................................. (68XU1 var.)

From the "Em erson" Collection See mu.st rati on

4.11 /

ma ll, nea t co ,·er, Sc red on white envelope with buff all over litho. postmarked in blue RALEIGH, N . ., July 20, 1861, addr e ed to H ot el, N . C. ·············-········•·························•····························• (68XUI var. I S ee illiistra 'tion

432 I

Sc red on pink laid pap er. T iny, nea t cove r ( ma ll nick in top cente r ), r. C., add 1·e sed t o Wil son, N . C. Choice p mkd in blue RALEIGH, cov er ·······•···············- ········•·································- ······················- ··········· (68XU5) Sc red on brownish en velope. Sma 'll, very neat cover, pmkd in blu e RALEIGH, N. C., Oct. 9, 6 1, addressed to Rural Hall, N. C.. yery fine •············-····························•·······•···-················- ································· (68XU 6) Sc red on brownish envelope, dark er S'hade. Small , v ery n eat co ver , pmkd in b lue, ad<lr es,sed to Traph ill, I . C., choice cove r (68XU6 )

434 1:zl

436 1:zl

Sc red on buff envelope. Small , very neat cover, pmkd in blu e RA . C., Oct. 15, a ddre s,secl to Hill sb or o, N. C. N ice cov er : LEIGH, unli st ed in thi s color ............................................................. ·-······· (68XU ?) Sc red on buff envelope, slig ht •Iy diff. shad e. Small, v ery nea t cover, . C., D ec. 10, address ed to Hill sboro, pmkd in b lue RA LEIG H , N. C. Pretty cover from t h e sa me cor r esponde nce a s p revio us : unlisted in this color ............................................................................ (68XU? )

30.00

30.00 30.00

THIRD

SESSION

RHEATOWN

RHEATOWN,

437

, TENN

TENN.

Sc red, type

I, unused, large margins, full sheet margin in sheet margin far from design, superb S ee i llitstr at ion

4.181'.Xl

Sc red, type

439 I.

Sc red, type

142

at left, creased .. (69Xl) 450.00-j-

I. Small margins all round, lightly pen cancelled on small, neat buff envelope, bearing two impressions in red of RHEATOWN , Tenn ., Feb. 15, addressed to Athens, Tenn . Choice cover and very rare; only a very few exist ................. ..... .. . . (69Xl) 750.U0 S ee i1111strolio11ovpo. il e

II. Large margins, very fine. Lightly pen cane. on very small, neat white envelope, pmkd in black RH EA TOWN, Tenn., June 20, addressed to Knoxville, Tenn. Another choice and very rare cover .. ............................... ......... ...... ..... .. (69Xl) From 1111' " Wor /11i11_ql on " Coller / inn

750.00

8 f'e i l h1R/rnti on opposit e

4~0

5c red, type 111. Margins all sides, very fine. Cane . by two light pen

strokes and tied by red RHEATOWN, Tenn ., Feb. 8 to a tiny white embossed Valentine envelope to Broylsville, Tenn. Apparentl y the only cover known with the stamp tied on by the postmark. A lovely cover of unusual beauty and interest ..... .... .. .. (69Xl) 750.00+ S rr i1111 strnlio11 nppo. il c RICHMOND,

+11 I._

~42 IZJ

TEXAS.

Sc red on amber envelope. Sma ll. neat cover. pmkd in hl11e RTCH :-fOND , T ex .. Ju ly 10. a dd r essed t o N ew Orl ea ns. Rar e cove r . fr om the Carro ll H oy co rr e pondence ..... ........ .. .. ... ... .. . (70XU2) From th e "H-inÂŁ1 " Collection /'{ep il111 strat ion opposit c lOc red on blue letter sheet. Small, n ea t co 1Âˇc r, pmk<l RICHMOXD , T x., July 15 ( 1864), add r esse d t o Hou st on, T exa s. Very fine and r a r e cove r .............................................................................................. (70XU7) S ee il/11.,trnlion nppn .,i/ e

75.00

90.00

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THIRD

SES S ION

RINGGOLD

, GA.

R.IN GGOLD, 443 lr8:l

144

GA.

Sc bla ck on buff en velop e. Small , neat cover , po stmarked R.INGGOLD , Ga., Oct. 24, addre sse d to Hamilton , Ga. U nliste d in thi s c olor . All Rin gg old cove rs ar e exces sive ly rar e, onl y a ver y few exist; mu ch und erpri ced. T his is probabl y th e fin est known .................. (71XU?) S ee illnstrat ion opposite R UTH E R.FOR.OTO~

N.~

vrt ~P1-d 6

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44-1I

tr.4-nt

Sc black on w hit e, cut circular adh es ive stamp , erron eou sly list ed by Sc ott as hand stamped on en ve lope, natural pap er fold , fine. Uncan ce lled on s mall , neat manila enve lop e, bearing ms. "Dee r 27th 1861", addr ess ed to Long mire's Stor e P. 0. , Edge field Dist ., S. C. This is the cover from whi ch th e catalo gu e listin g wa s made . One of th e rarest of aH Conf ederat e adh esive Pro visional s, probabl y uniqu e ···············•·················-············-··· ·············································· ( 72X(U)l) From the "St ephen D. Brown " Collection See illustr aticm S ALE M,

-1-lj l!Zl

-1-1 61~

447 I

4481~

. C.

Ty pe I Sc blac k on amb er enve lope. Very small and neat cover (slight ly shor te ned at r ight), pm kd SALEM , N. C., D e·c . 2, addr esse d to Haw R iver, N. C. A ve ry pretty cover .............................................. (73XU 1) From the "Emerson " Collection See illustration opposite

85.00

Ty pe I Sc blaok on buff enve lope. Small, neat cover, pmkd ALEM, N. C., Oct. 15, addre sed to Gree n sboro, N . C. ...................... (73XU2) ee ill1istration opposit e

85.00

Ty pe II Sc black on buff e nvelop e. Sma ll, n ea t co ver, pm kd SALEM, . C., D ec., add r es ed to P atte r so n. Caldwell Co., N . C. and b ea ri ng ms. "V ia Sa lisb ur y" ·······················-············•···································· (73XU6) S ee illustration opposite

Ty pe I I0 c bla ck on amb er env e lope. Sma ll cov e r (torn 011 back), p mk d SALEM, N. C., Sept. 27, a-ddr es ed to 1 ew O r lean . F ine and rare. only a very few !Oc enve lope ex ist; mu ch underpric ed (73XU8) From the "Step hen D. B rown " Collect-ion See illustration opposite

85.00

150.00

THIRD

SESS I ON

SA LEM , VA .

SALEM,

146

VA.

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-149 IZ]

Used from Liberty, Va., Sc black on h oriz. laid p-aper, very fine but for s lig ht sta ins in outside mar g in . Uncancelled on s mall , s lig htl y faulty but s till fin e white en ve lope, postmarked LIBERTY, Va., July IO, addressed to Fincastle, Va. Only one other cover originating at Libert y, Va. is r eco rd ed .. . ... ............... ...... . ( 74XI ) 1,000.00 From tile "F('rrari " a,n c7 "H ind " Coll cc/io11s

See illustrn'lion

-150 IZJ

Used from Sa lem , Va . 5c black on vert. laid paper, very fine. Un ca n ce lled on small, n ea t orange envelope, postmarked SALEM, Va., Dec . 6, addressed to Lynchbur g, Va. and bearing m s. "Paid 5" . One of the rarest of all Confederate Provisionals and the only r ecor d ed cove r originating at Salem, Va. ... . ........... •·· . ........ ( 74XI) 1,000.00

ee illustration

MARCH

Y, N . C .

SALISBUR

.147

7th,

1956

SALISB URY , N . C.

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4:il

SALISB U RY, Sept. 1, 1861, Sc black on g reeni s h envelope. Postmarked addressed to Clo ve r Depot, Halifa x Co. , Va . and bearin g "PA ID ". Torn at left in openin g, dama gin g th e de sig n and sta in ed, but th e only known example from whi c h the catalogue list ing was mad e (75X Ul ) 1,000.00 From ·t he "E m erson" Collection ll l11stratccl in f ull in t he Dietz catalog ite S ee illustrat ion SELMA,

~:i2 I

ALA.

Sc bla ck on amb e r enve lope . Small, neat cove r , po stmark ed SELMA , Ala ., Dec. 5, addres se d to Mont g om er y, Ala. Very fine and ve r y (77XU2) rare ......... ........................ ... ........................................................... From. t he "F errari " a,nd "H imel" Collec-tions ee ill1i stratfon

150.00

THIRD

+53 IZJ

SESSION

SELMA,

ALA .

148

Sc black on orange envelope. Postmarked Macon , Miss . Co ver slig htly shortened

SELMA, Ala., addressed to at left, fine and very rare (77XUJ) Fr om t he "H in d" Collection S ee ill1tstraUon opp osit e

SPARTANBURG,

150.00

S . C.

--Âˇ~ -

Type

+5+ 0

1 '/ip

,..,_ff

Thin Numeral

in Circle.

Sc black on white, cut square and of the greatest rarity thus . "PA ID" cane., very fine with margins all sides ......... - ..................... (78Xl) 500.00+ See illustration

fo llowinr1 four stamp s ar e all pri nt ed on back of blnclc ru led corr espo n dence p aper or form s.

-155 1:zl

-156 IZJ

Sc black on white, cut circular with large margin, faintly stained and slightly creased, fine. Tied by two strikes of "PAID" to small, slightly worn but fine orange envelope, pmkd "SPARTANBURG, S. C." with ms. "June 22" in center , addressed to Richmond, Va. Rare cover from the "Corp I. Dean" correspondence ............ . (78X I) S ee il.lustration opp osite Sc black on white, cut circular with large margin, very fine but for slight crease near right. Tied by " PA ID" to small, slightly worn but fine oran ge env elope, pmkd "SPARTANBURG, S.C." with ms. "Jun e 24" in center, addres sed to Richmond, Va . Another rare cover from the "Corpl . Dean" correspondence ...................................... (7!1Xl) S ee ilht strn / ion oppo sit e

600.00

+57 IZ]

Sc black on white, cut circular. Tied by two strikes of "PAID" to small, neat orange envelope, pmkd SPARTANBURG, S.C., July 10, 1861, addressed to Tudor Hall, Va. Choice and very rare cover from the same "Corpl. Dean" correspondence ...... ...... .......................... (78XI) 600.00 S ee ill11s tration opposi t e

~58 IZJ

Sc black on white, VALU'E OMITTED . Cut cir cular on very small, neat white envelope, affixed with brown glue, cane. by "PAID". Cover is postmarked SPARTANBURG, S.C., Jul 5, 1861, also bears "PA ID" and "5" in circle and is addressed to Lenoir, N. C. Unlisted and very interesting variety. Stamp and cover are undoubtedly unique .... ..... ..... _......................... _........ .. ............ (78Xl var.) S ee i1111s trat ion oppos it e

TH I RD

SESS ION

SPARTANBURG,

Type -!S9 I

460 I

II:

Thick

S. C .

150

N um eral.

Sc bla ck on blui sh pap er w ith ruled lines. Cut circular, ti ed by "PA ID" to sma ll, neat white enve lope pmkd SPA RT AN BURG, S. C., Sept. 2, 1861, addr esse d to T udor Hall , Va. T he stamp is defec ti ve at bottom but excess ive ly rar e; unpri ce d w ith blu e rul ed lin es , normal bluish paper list s $1000 on cove r ________ _-----------------------------___(78X2 a ) 1,000.00+ From th e "E111 erson" Collection See illustrat ion

Sc bla ck on brown , cut square with mar g ins all sides. Tied by "PA I 0" to small , nea t manila envelope (pie ce with portion of pmk mi ss in g at top ) . Postmarked SPA RTANB -URG, S. C., Jan. 28, 1862, addressed to Mount T abor, S. C. Envelope st ill incl. original lett er. Excessively rare and probabl y uniqu e cut sq uar e on cove r ______________ _______ _ (78X 3) 1,200.00 , ta111p ill1ist rat eif in t he D ietz bool;; See illustration

STATESVILLE

151

STATESVILLE -lu l IZJ

7th,

JU.OU

A, ALA.

5c blue on bluish laid paper . Slightly cut into and tiny thinnin g, otherwise very fine. On buff piece, originally affixed by wafer , now by hinge and tied by blue TALLADEGA , Ala., Dec . 27. U nlisted Scott; listed and illustrated by Dietz and believed to be th e only cop y on record ................................................................................................ S ee ill11stration TELLICO

1956

, N.C.

5c black on white envelope. S ma ll, nea t cove r , p m kd TATESV I LLE, i\. C., addre sse d t o Deep W ell, N. C., very fin e ............. ...... (79XUI ) TALLADEG

-l62 6

MARCH

, N . C.

PLAINS,

250.00

TENN .

M.F. JOHNS

. P.M ...!f";'!: • c•,<,. ,;,.••~·...••4: •,e·-:J:...,

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' TE LLICO PLA IN S, : :lj: i!$: TENN. :jj: ~

.j(, J

in pair , o. g ., mar g ins thre e sides , clos e at 5c and 10c red, se-tenant top but not cut into, small thinning in margin between the stamps. Fine and scarce .................................................................................. (81Xl , 2) 500.00+ See illustration THOMASVILLE,

-464 1~

GA .

5c black on white envelope \\' ith co ntr ol m a rk on back. Bears t\\ ·o cliff. TH01vIASV ILLE pmk s o n fr o nt, add r esse d to Mill eclo-e ,·ilk Ga .. . .......... .. (82XU I) fin e ... ..................... ...................................... ....... .. ......

40.00

TH I RD SESSION

TUSCUMBIA

TUSCUMBIA, 465 IZJ

, ALA .

152

ALA.

Sc black on white envelope with ms. •·c" next to the "5". igned by the Postma ster "Jn o M. P ower . Pm" in ma ge nta. ,· mall neat co ver , p_mkd TUSCUj\ ,(B l A, Ala ., Oct . 29, 1862, addressed t o Plea sa nt Hill , Ala. Li sted and pict ured by Dietz as · ty,pc JI a nd priced at $85. Very rar e ................................................................................................ (8-IX l ,·ar. ) From th e "Hin17" Collecti on

466 II:8:1 Sc black on cream envelope. N ea t, sma ll co\'e r , shortened Pmkd

at top, fin e. Dec . 23, aclclressecl t o :sew Orlean s (84XU-1) From Die "F errari " o,ncl "H'ind" Collec'tions

TUSCUMBIA

, Ala.,

UNIO

-167 IZJ

TOW

, ALA.

2c dark blue , type I. Large margins all sides, full corner margins top and left, extremely fine ·. On very small, neat white envelope used locally at Uniontown and bearin g ms. "Drop Letter". The stamp remained uncancell ed but is be lieved to be th e only one in existence on cover, from which the catalogue listing "on cover" was made. Outstanding Confederate rarit y and cover ........................................................... (86X l ) 3,000.00 Fro11i th e "F errari" Collec'tion See illustration

50.00

MA RC H 7th , 1956

U N IONTOW N , A LA .

468 /:zl

Sc g r ee n on g ra y blu e, t y pe I. Cut clo se , partl y tou chin g, ti ed to small , neat blu e enve lop e (s lig htl y defec ti ve at top ) to Mont g om er y, A la. Scar ce cove r from t he famou s Cobb s co rr espond ence (8 6XJ)

500.00

See illustration

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470

469 4~9 I

Sc g r ee n on g ra y blu e, ty p e II I. Lar ge mar g in s all sides, very fin e but for faint age stain. Tied to lar ge part of nea t amb er enve lop e to . .......................... (86X J ) Marion , Ala . ................. . ...........................

500,00

See illustration â&#x17E;&#x201D; 70

IZI

Sc g r ee n on g ra y blu e, t y pe I II. F r es h cop y , cut close, pa rtl y to uchin g , tied to ve r y small, neat blu e enve lop e to Mont g om er y , Ala. Des irabl ~ and rar e cover fr om th e Cobb s corr es pond ence .......... (86X J ) 500.00

See illustration

THIRD

S E SS IO N

UNIONTOWN

, ALA .

154.

Verticall y laid pap er.

-1711'~

472 1 :zl

-173 1:zl

Sc g r ee n on whit e, t y pe I. Cut clos e, partl y t ou chin g, un ca nce lled on ve ry sm a ll, neat blue en velop e to Mont g om ery , Ala . Unli st ed un used ; scar ce cove r from th e Cobb s corr es pond enc e .......... (86X 4) S ee illiis trcition oppo ite Sc g r ee n on whit e, ty pe I. F r esh cop y, c ut close, pa rtl y t ou chin g, ti ed t o ve ry small , neat brown enve lop e to Mont g om er y, Ala . Anoth er des ir a ble cove r from th e Cobb s corr es pond ence .......................... (86X4) S ee illiistra'tion oppo site Sc g r ee n on w hi te, ty pe bar ely ca n e. on ve ry Ala ., from th e Cobb s S ec

111. F r esh cop y, cut clo se, pa rtl y tou chin g, small , nea t blu e enve lop e to M ont g om er y , corr es pond ence ...... ... .......................... (86X 4) illâ&#x20AC;˘ts lrrrt-ion op71osile

Sc g r ee n on w h it e, t y pe I V. F r es h cop y, cut close , pa rtl y tou chin g, lig htl y ti ed to ve ry small , nea t brown en ve lop e to Mont g om er y, Ala. Ch oice cover from th e Cobb s corr es pond en ce (86X4 ) S ee illitstrat ion opposit e

600.00

Hori zontall y laid pap er.

-175 liZJ

Sc g r ee n on w hi te, t y pe I. F r es h cop y w ith la r ge mar g ins and part sh ee t mar g in a t left and top, extr em ely fin e. Lig htl y can e. and ti ed to small , ve r y neat brown enve lop e to M a rion , Ala . Prob a bly th e fin es t cove r in ex iste n ce of thi s ra r e Pr ovis iona l .... (86X4) 600.00+ S ee illltstration

-17610

Sc g r ee n on whit e, t y p e 11I. Cut clo se, partl y tou chin g, lig htl y can e. and ti ed to ve ry small , neat brown enve lop e to M ont g om ery , Ala. , from t h e Co bb s corr es pond en ce .............................................................. (86X 4) S ec illiist ra'lion opposit e

-177

Sc g r ee n on whit e, t y pe I V. Fres h, bar ely touch ed a t left , mar g in s oth er sides, ve r y lar ge top and bottom , tin y scr ap e a t t op ri g ht. Lig htl y t ied t o small , nea t amb er enve lop e to Mont g om er y, Ala . Choi ce cove r from t he Cobb s corr es pond ence ............ ......................... (86X4 ) li'roin th e "F errari " ancl "Em erson" Collections See illits lration opposit e

600.00

~IA .

f A.JJG

rlf1it.~ c&t.<~ 6'

TH I R D S E SSI ON

478 I

UN -IONTOW

N, A LA.

Sc g r een on whit e, HOIR.IZO NTA L PA IR , t y pes Ill a nd IV, comp r . th e comp!. lo we r ha lf of sh ee t. F r es h, la rge m a r g in s at top and sheet m a rg in s at left , bott om and ri g ht . A ph enom enal pair des pite minor faults in left hand stamp. T ied by sing le UN IO NT OW N, A la. , Jun e 13 (" J" in ve rt ed ) to small , neat hom ~ mad e manila en ve lop e, still en cl. letter , orig inatin g at Cub a, A la., Jun e ll , 1862; a ddr esse d to P endl eton Villa ge, S . C. U niq ue pair and cove r and on e of th e mo st ou ts t a ndin g Con fe d erat e it em s in ex ist en ce . F rom th e "C alhoun " corr es pond en ce ........................................................ ............... (86X 4) 2,000.00+

Se~ illustration

156

UNIONTOWN

157

479 t:,

, ALA .

MARCH

7th , 1956

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10c red on gray blue, type IV. Fresh copy with lar ge margins , extremely fine; uncancelled on la rge piece. Unlisted uncancelled and of the greatest rarity; only 6 copies known of the 10c; this copy and 5 on covers .............................. (86X5) 1,250.00+

See illustration

THIRD

SESSION

UNIONTOWN

, ALA .

10c red on gray blue, type I. A brilliant and superb copy with sheet margin on top and large margins other sides, fresh, excellent color, superb in every respect. Tied by UNIONTOWN, Ala., June 9, to small, neat home-made manila envelope to John D. Pitts, Regiment Ala. Volunteers, Near Richmond, Va. A wonderful example of this great rarity and one of the most beautiful Confederate Provisional covers known; signed W. H. C.(olson) ...................................... (86X5) 2,500.00 From t he "F erran " Coll ction S ee muslralion ancl color plat e

158

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S. C.

UNIONVILLE,

,., ,...._

MARCH

, S. C .

UNI O NVILLE

159

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481 l!Zl

Sc b lack on grayish paper with blue ruled lines . VERTICAL PAIR. Margins all sides, very fir_1e.Tied by UN IO VILLE, S. C. to a very neat, tiny white · Patriotic envelope, depi cti ng 7 star Confederate flag in red and blue; addressed to , Centreville , Va. Famous unique pair and cover from which the listin g in the catalogue was made. One of the most beautiful , rarest and most outstandi ng of all Confederate items in existence . Cat. $5,000 as 2 singles on cover ........................ ........... (8 7Xl) 5,000.00 From th e "F errari " Collection ,Stration and color plat e S ee il/11

TH I RD SESSION

VICTORIA

VICTOR.IA,

-182

482

483 C8J

, TEXAS

160

TEXAS.

Lot 483 - Enlargeme n t of sta m p

Sc r ed brown on g reen . Unused, ve rt. crea se, fine appearance; ve r y rar e, onl y a ve ry few copies exist .................................................. (88Xl) See illustration

10c r ed brown on g reen. Fresh copy with mar g ins practicall y all round . Tied by VICTOR.IA, Tex., June 23 as w ell as by "PAID" to small, slightly soiled but fin e folded letter to La Grange, Tex. Unpric ed used , unlisted on cove r . Excessi ve ly rar e, only one other cover exists ........................................ (88XZ) See illustration

800.00

161

VI CTORIA , TE X A S

MARCH

7th , 1956

10c red brown on g ree n, "10" in s lantin g bold face ty pe. Repaired , g ood app earan ce with t own can ce llation. Excess ive ly rare , onl y 2 oth ers believe d to ex ist, both unu se d, price d thu s $H 50, unpr ice d use d (88X 3) 1,250.00+ See illustration

W ILSON, N. C.

485 I~

Sc bla ck on oran ge enve lope. Stamped "PAID" and '"j'' in m s. with P os tma ter's na m e and apparently stamp ed '''.\J. B . PATTON", co n t rol mark. Sm all, n ea t cover, pmkd \,VILSO:\f. l\. C., Jan. 17. addr esse d to Ly nchbu rg, Va. Appa r en t ly an unlist ed P os t m aster' s Provi io nal and very rare of course ..............................................

See illustraUon

THIRD

SESSION

HANDSTAMPED

" PAID "

162

MARKINGS

ST AMPLESS COVERS WITH H _t\NDSTAMPED

"PAID" MARKINGS ,o•·.

-186 Id:.

Ath e ns, Ga. '·PAID .. and .. 011 mall , ne a t o range 7 t o Ri chm o nd . Va. , ver y fine .............. .

-187 I

Athens, Tenn. " PAID " and ..5". on sm a ll, neat ambe r cll\·c lopc :s ov. 16, 1861 to K ings t o n , Te nn ., \·c ry fin e ................ .

Cll\·elope Sep t.

-188r

Similar

-189

An o ther co\·e ,·, Jan.

490 I.

5a me, a mb er buff ell\·clope. J an . 24. 1862 to Ab ingdo n, Va. S lig htl y st ai ned, fine ..................... ...................... ... ..................

cm·e r, Dec. l , 186 1: ve r y fin e 16, 1862: fine ...

Atlanta , Ga. "PAID" a nd ''IO"' . on small. nea t ,\·hit e 8 star wa ving fla g Patriotic e nvelope, in reel and blu e to Ri chm o nd, \ ·a. Slightly sho r tened at ri g ht , ot herwi se very fin e ..... ............... . -192 I

493 I,

Calhoun, Ga. '·PAID"' a nd '"5.. (bot h in circ le) on , m al l, n ea t buff env elop e Jun e JO ( I 61) to Kin gs t o n, T enn., ver y fin e .

Sa m e 0 11 blu e fo lded lett er No L 12 ( 1861) t o Greensboroug h, Ga .. \·e ry fin e .................................................................................................. .

-19-11

Chattanoo g a, Tenn. ·'PAID 5" in circle 0 11 a n :ry sm all, n eat g r ee n enYelope Jun e 25, 1861 t o At h ens, T en n., \·e r y iin e

-195 1:zl

Columbia, S. C. "'P . \ID .. in cir cle and .. in b lu o n v ery s ma ll, ,l igh t ly worn \\·hite e n, ·clope :-fay 23 ( 1861) to Stat es ville, N. C., fine . ·••-•······················•································•············································· ..... .

-1%1

Emor y, Va . .. PAID" and '".'i'' in cir cle in blu e on sm a ll, nea t ora nge en \·clopc Nov. 8 ( 186 1) t o Inclcp e nclcnc c, \ ·a .. ,·c ry [in c

-197 I'

Germantown, N. C. ( in 111 · .) '·PAID 10·· (to uch ed up ) o n , m all . neat turn ed co ver to Salem, N. C. \\·ith a def ect ive G. T. # 12 in side

-198

Graham , . C. ''P .AID"' and " 10" in blu e u n sma ll, n ea t o r an ge e1n·e lopc (s lig htly sho rt ened a t left ) Aug. ll t o S tat es vill e, N .. , alm os t very fin e ............ ........................................................... •·····················································

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Greenville , Tenn. '"P ID " a nd ..5" o n small , n eat whit e enve lope " ·ith a ll- o ve r lith o in gray g r ee n of Tusculum Colle ge, Greenville, East Tenn., ve ry fin e ................................... ............................................... ................ Grove Hill, Ala . framed "PA ID " a nd m s. '·5•· 0 11 small , n eat orange envelope Au g . 15 t o F o r t :-1orga n Ala ., \·c ry fine ............... .

501 I

502 IZJ 503 I

Knoxville , Tenn . "PA ID 5" (ce nter of Scot t E2 type hand sta m p) 0 11 sm all, neat oran ge en\ ·c lop c J ul y 23, 1852 t o Kin gston. Tenn., \·c r y fine . .. ............... ........................................... . orfolk , Va. '"PA ID " in ci r cle a nd ·'3" in blu e 0 11 sm all. neat o rang e e1wclopc Au g . 13, 186 1 to Sa lem , Va .. YCr y fin e Pittsylvania C.H ., Ya . '"PAID' ' a nd "5" in cir cle 0 11 sm all, neat man ila cn\ ·c lo pc Oct. 3 l to :Mu sc \·illc, \' a., \·cry fin e . .... ... .. ................

163

HANDSTAMPED

" PAID " MARKINGS

MARCH

7th , 1956

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Ralei g h, N. C. se mi-c ir cular " PAID 5" in r ed on n ea rly comp!. orang e env elope, pmkd Jan. 11 ( 1862) in blu e to Goldsbo ro, N. C., fine ........

505 C8:]

506 1:zl

Richmond, Va. " PAID' ' and "5·• on very small . white env elope to P et er sb ur g. Cov er sta in ed but po stm a rk b ea r s date of "June 1, 1861" wh ich mak es it a Confederat e First Day cover; rar e ..................

507 l:zl

508 1:zl

Ro g ers ville, Tenn. semi-c ircular " PAID 5" stru ck twi ce on sma ll, n ea t o ran ge enve lope F eb. I to Abin g don , Va ., fine ............................

509 l:zl

Sal em, N. C. "PAID " in blue and " IO" in black and blue o n small. neat brown env elop e Dec. 20 to Ri chmond , Va., fin e ..........................................

510 l:zl

Spartanbur g , S. C. " PAID 10" o n very small. neat white en ve lope D ec. 7, 1861 to Yatesvill e, Va., fin e t o very fine ................................................

SI l l:zl

Strasburg , Va. framed "PAID " and " S" in circl e o n small , nea t bu ff env elope Oct. 19 ( 1862) to Flint Hill , Va. , ver y fin e .......................... .

512 l:zl

Tazewell , Tenn. fr a med "P AID " a nd " S" in cir cle on small , neat oran ge env elope Sept . 24 to Abingd on. Va., fin e ....................................................

513 '.:z]

Thomaston , Ga. "PAID " a nd "5" on sma ll, n eat white env elope Nov. 4 t o P en saco la, Fla. , almost ve ry fine .................. .................................... .

514 l:zl

Yorkto w n, Va. "PAID " and "5'' in cir cle on Yer y sma ll, neat whit e envelope Au g. 9 t o Fay ett ev ille, N. C., fin e to ver y fin e

Se mi-c ircular " PAID " in blue on small , n ea t brown env elope to ................................................................. . Sa lem , N. C., a lmost yery fin e

pl. a mb er env elope Sept. 21. 1861 " P A ID 5 Ct s" on smal l. nearly co1-rr to Ind epend enc e, Va. , fin e .............................. ....................................

SOLDIERS' LETTERS 515 1:zl

Fairfax C. H., Va., Oc t . 14 (1861) , "Du e" ( ms.) a nd " 10" o n fin e en. ve lop e to May sville. S. C. .........................................................................

5161:zl

Madison C.H., Va., July 3, 1863, " Du e" and " IO", both in circle , on small, neat buff enve lope b ea rin g prin ted oval regi m ent a l end orse men t ad. dr esse d to vVin ston, N. C., fine to very fin e .............................................

5 17 l:zl

Tudor , Hall , Va., F eb. 25, 1862, "Du e S" on fine env elope to States. vil le, N.C . ............................................................................................

518 l:zl

519 1:zl

520 1:zl

Win chest er, Va., N ov. 8, "Du e" a n d " 10" on ve r y fin e envelop e to Fin cast le, Va . ................................................................................ ............................

521 I

Yorkto wn, Va., "D ue S" on fine enve lope to Statesv ille, N. C. ............

D ec. 3, 1861, "D ue 10" on lig htly s ta ined en velope to :rviazesville. ····················· ·············································································· S. C. ·······················-·· Simi lar envel ope, Jan. 24, 1862 ; very fin e .................................

EN D

CAS P ARY

S ALE

T HREE

THE

COLLECTION

SALE FOUR April 23, 24, 25 German States - Part One Th e emi ss ion s o f th e ,路ari ous Germ an S t a t es ha ,路e a lw ays b ee n con sidered one o f th e mo st int er es tin g , a rti sti c a nd a llmin g gro ups . Sa le Fo ur , compri sing ,ome 850 lots . will pr o ,路e th e app r ec ia ti on ::\[r. Caspa r y ha d for t h ese t a mp s.

SALE FIVE October 9, 10 British Commonwealth - Part One British North America 1othin g has in crease d in pop ul a rit y as rap idly as B riti sh No rth A m eri ca and th er e is no doubt th at Sa le Fi ve \\' ill be eag erl y awa it ed by all B. N . A. co llec t or s . \ ,\lhi lst no t as ext en sive as so m e sec ti ons th e Collecti on. the Caspa ry Br iti sh No rth A m erica cont a in s so m e tr ul y out st a ndin g pi eces.

SALE SIX November 19, 20, 21 United States, General Issues Part Two 1861 to 1888 E qu a lly as \\'Ond e rful as P a r t One. t hi s sect ion is expec t ed to at tr ac t as mu ch a tt en ti on . \ Vit h qua lit y a nd ra ri ty pr e-do m inan t, aga in thi s a ucti on \\路ill be th e fin est o f its kind .

H. R. HARMER,

Inc.

Th e \\ ' or iel's Lead ing Sta m p A uct ionee r

6 West 48th Street, New York 36, N. Y.

PLaza 7-4460

THE

COLLECTION SALE

3 THE POSTMASTERS ' PROVISIONALS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA LIST OF PRICES

REALIZED

at the auction held on

Monda y, Tuesday, Wednesday March

5, 6, 7, 1956

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rR.Uarmer, gnc.

6 WEST 48th STREET , NEW YORK 36, N . Y. PRICE 75c: 6/ -

SALE THREE March 5, 6, 7, 1956

THE POSTMASTERS ' PROVISIONALS OF THE CONFEDERATE

STA TES

OF AMERICA

Total Realized

R a te of Exchange London Dollar s per £1 2.80% Lot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Pric e 3400 34.00 250.00 190.00 1'65.00 70.00 65.00 170.00 240.00 220.00 170.00 310.00 160.00 120.00 160.00 1!0.00 140.00 1500.00 320.00 750.00 550.00 800.00

Pa r is frs per $ 350. L ot 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 .17 38 39 40 41 42 43 44

P rice 1200.00 1100.00 110.00 75.00 130.00 220.00 140.00 625.00 150.00 950.00 2300.00 1000.00 1800.00 45.00 170.00 170.00 110.00 550.00 1300.00 360.00 250.00 120.00

. . . $234,699.00

on March 7th, 1956 ,,·ere as fo llO\n: Switze r land frs per $ 4.28 L ot 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66

Pri ce 170.00 130.00 230.00 240.00 170.00 850.00 950.00 425.00 210.00 350.00 280.00 460.00 230.00 250.00 220.00 1200.00 1400.00 1300.00 1000.00 500.00 1100.00 675.00

Berlin DM per $ 4.21 Lot 67 6 69 70 71 72

73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88

Pri ce 2000.00 2900.00 72.50 140.00 55.00 50.00 110.00 35.00 140.00 140.00 130.00 95.00 85.00 90.00 110.00 280.00 75.00 100.00 45.00 130.00 110.00 100.00

Bru sse ls fr s per $ 50. Lot 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110

Price 30.00 80.00 12.00 90.00 95.00 170.00 45.00 55.00 45.00 90.00 70.00 950.00 200.00 1100.00 750.00 370.00 180.00 2 10.00 32.50 675.00 400.00 550.00

Lot 111 112 113 114

115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 l:ll 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 1"? J153 154 155 156 17 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173

Price 1900.00 40.00 550.00 62.50 130.00 260.00 260.00 380.00 170.00 180.00 230.00 72.50 40.00 75.00 40.00 425.00 575.00 1300.00 425.00 800.00 3200.00 540.00 2600.00 900.00 1500.00 800.00 1200.00 650.00 800.00 900.00 850.00 800.00 7000.00 2500.00 800.00 650.00 475.00 525.00 350.00 475.00 400.00 2100.00 200.00 400.00 160.00 400.00 750.00 1400.00 110.00 180.00 525.00 250.00 200.00 210.00 170.00 340.00 2900.00 130.00 150.00 130.00 130.00 40.00 170.00

Lot 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 '.?34 235 236

Price 38.00 1700.00 160.00 1100.00 1400.00 190.00 65.00 11.00 450.00 575.00 4200.00 2700.00 14000.00 100.00 140.00 380.00 310.00 400.00 170.00 850.00 190.00 230.00 450.00 190.00 210.00 250.00 360.00 550.00 140.00 450.00 450.00 160.00 950.00 475.00 425.00 460.00 325.00 290.00 525.00 1150.00 1400.00 625.00 460.00 170.00 340.00 775.00 31.00 370.00 290.00 19.00 75.00 190.00 440.00 18.00 26.00 17.00 2!.00 15.00 85.00 110.00 67.50 26.00 100.00

Lot 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299

Price 67.50 42.50 42.50 150.00 130.00 17.00 40.00 32.00 36.00 32.50 80.00 220.00 100.00 120.00 80.00 130.00 52.50 210.00 380.00 360.00 280.00 320.00 280.00 450.00 260.00 1400.00 65.00 40.00 13.00 80.00 20.00 80.00 34.00 130.00 140.00 58.00 42.50 37.50 50.00 220.00 120.00 240.00 170.00 450.00 400.00 31.00 130.00 40.00 170.00 240.00 5500.00 19.00 a8.00 48.00 210.00 165.00 130.00 160.00 150.00 160.00 160.00 150.00 85.00

Lot 300 301 302 303 30,i 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 35 â&#x17E;&#x201D;

355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362

P rice 70.00 70.00 200.00 120.00 190.00 110.00 180.00 725.00 380.00 130.00 150.00 130.00 150.00 3200.00 1300.00 65.00 330.00 130.00 330.00 130.00 140.00 115.00 320.00 650.00 500.00 800.00 2900.00 48.00 525.00 25.00 140.00 140.00 90.00 190.00 290.00 140.00 210.00 750.00 600.00 1900.00 13.50 32.00 50.00 120.00 725.00 700.00 12.00 11.00 32.00 275.00 350.00 62.50 32.00 240.00 95.00 80.00 1200.00 65.00 180.00 210.00 220.00 250.00 37.50

Lot 363 3M 365 3E6 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 ,383 384 3RS 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 40(, 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425

Pr ice 40.00 220.00 85.00 21.00 14.00

rn.oo

13.00 12.00 28.00 14.00 13.00 475.00 30.00 34.00 40.00 30.00 30.00 28.00 31.00 34.00 500.00 77.50 70.00 140.00 180.00 30.00 38.00 400.00 370.00 1900.00 21.00 140.00 625.00 625.00 2500.00 45.00 36.00 475.00 425.00 47.50 5.00 77.50 110.00 320.00 160.00 110.00 160.00 150.00 210.00 420.00 180.00 575.00 1200.00 200.00 950.00 1900.00 1300.00 240.00 100.00 375.00 2700.00 650.00 1900.00

Lot 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445

Price 1100.00 3250.00 220.00 1300.00 150.00 55.00 27.50 42.50 32.50 45.00 40.00 675.00 460.00 380.00 1300.00 230.00 310.00 350.00 450.00 120.00

Lo t 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465

Price 80.00 150.00 130.00 450.00 1500.00 600.00 120.00 85.00 270.00 360.00 350.00 260.00 280.00 380.00 525.00 44.00 150.00 180.00 55.00 100.00

Lot 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485

Price 55.00 3400.00 200.00 310.00 360.00 160.00 250.00 250.00 290.00 750.00 250.00 360.00 2300.00 1500.00 2600.00 4000.00 310.00 2400.00 280.00 57.50

Lot 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505

Price 17.50 JO.SO 11.50 9.00 7.00 70.00 15.00 29.00 23.00 9.00 27.00 JO.SO 26.00 48.00 52.50 17.00 12.00 30.00 9.00 9.50

Lot 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 521

Price 45.00 8.00 10.00 9.00 10.00 17.00 9.00 11.00 11.00 6.00 20.00 6.00 6.50 5.00 6.50 6.00

CATA LOGU E CORR ECT ION S

Lot 62 Lot 97 Lot 130

First lin e - for "period" r ead "eomma " Purp le "ATLANTA " pmks forged; lot sold accordingly In view of doubt that t he stamp was used on the eover, th e lot was sold on an "off cover" bas is, with a cata logue pric e of $1500 Lot 325 First line - for "plat e" read "plae e" Lot 372,3 73 Cata logu ed $27.50 eac h, not $25 Lot 449 Listed und er Lib erty, Va as Scott 102Xl , cata loguing $1250 Lot 485 H eadi ng - for "WILSON , N. C." r ead "MIL'fON, N. C."